Billions around the globe are just one medical emergency away from slipping into the vicious cycle of poverty because of their capability deprivation. (1/n)
3/ Persons with disabilities face double trouble owing to their disproportionate requirement for medical services & inaccessible medical infrastructure (both in terms of the monetary & built environment).
4/ Image Description: On a green background with an umbrella symbolizing universal health coverage and the text “UHC for India” on a white hexagonal element at the bottom-right with other hexagonal elements around it. (1/2) #HealthForAll#UHCDay
Inclusive Medical/Health Insurance Policies are integral to ensure Universal Health Coverage. However, grim reality is that our insurance policies aren't inclusive of persons with disabilities among other marginalized groups despite the circular by IRDAI dated 2nd June 2020. 1/n.
2/ Delhi High Court in Saurabh Shukla v. Max Bupa Insurance & Anr., dated 13th December 2022, ordered the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India to ensure insurance policies are designed for persons with disability.
3/ The court remarked that "it is the settled position in law that the right to life includes the right to health and healthcare is an integral part of the same." [livelaw.in/news-updates/c…]