Published on in Vol 24, No 2 (2022): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/33819, first published .
Digital Health Paradox: International Policy Perspectives to Address Increased Health Inequalities for People Living With Disabilities

Digital Health Paradox: International Policy Perspectives to Address Increased Health Inequalities for People Living With Disabilities

Digital Health Paradox: International Policy Perspectives to Address Increased Health Inequalities for People Living With Disabilities

Robin van Kessel   1, 2, 3 , MSc, PhD ;   Rok Hrzic   1 * , MSc, MD ;   Ella O'Nuallain   4 * , BCom ;   Elizabeth Weir   5 * , MSc, PhD ;   Brian Li Han Wong   3, 6, 7 , MSc ;   Michael Anderson   8 , MSc, MD ;   Simon Baron-Cohen   5 , PhD ;   Elias Mossialos   8, 9 , PhD

1 Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

2 Studio Europa, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

3 Global Health Workforce Network Youth Hub, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

4 Public Sector Strategy Team, Deloitte Consulting Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia

5 Autism Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

6 The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030: Growing up in a digital world, Global Health Centre, The Graduate Institute, Geneva, Switzerland

7 Steering Committee, European Public Health Association Digital Health Section, Utrecht, Netherlands

8 Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

9 Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Robin van Kessel, MSc, PhD
  • Department of International Health
  • Care and Public Health Research Institute
  • Maastricht University
  • Minderbroedersberg 4-6
  • Maastricht, 6211LK
  • Netherlands
  • Phone: 31 43 388 2222
  • Email: r.vankessel@maastrichtuniversity.nl