Financial Access to Healthcare among Persons with Disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Eric Badu is a Ghanaian, with interest in Disability and Health research, Access to services, Community Based Rehabilitation, Social inclusion and Education, Human rights issues, Capacity building and Statistical data analysis. He has experience in diverse fields including teaching and consulting in disability and health research, field mentoring and supervision in research projects as well as other academic works. He holds MSc Disability, Rehabilitation and Development. From 2013 to 2014, he worked as Graduate Assistant, Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies. Currently, he works as Research officer for Sightsavers West Africa Programmes.

Maxwell Peprah Opoku is a Ghanaian by birth who was born on 17th November, 1987 at Mampong in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He started his early education at his place of birth before moving to Kumasi for his first degree in Political Science from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. After serving a year as Teaching and Research Assistant, he developed interest in disability which influenced his decision to enroll in Disability, Rehabilitation and Development for his second degree from this same University. He was appointed as Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Centre of Disability Studies, Department of Community Health while pursuing his Master degree. His area of specialty is disability, special education, community based rehabilitation, Inclusive education, health research, management of natural resources, human rights, social policies and public policy.

Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah is an Mphil graduate and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Department of Sociology and Social Work / Faculty of Social Sciences / Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He earned the undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Arts Sociology and Social Work from the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He has published eight (8) research papers in national and international academic journals. His research interests include (MedicalSociology, Reproductive health and Maternal and Child health related issues). He intends to pursue PhD in Public Health or Medical Sociology in future.

Elvis Agyei-Okyere hails from Kenyasi in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. He was born on 29^th May 1986. Elvis hold first degree in Political Science from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Elvis is a teacher by profession. His professional career outside of teaching includes as voluntary social work worker for some NGO’s and research works. Currently, he is pursing MSC Development Planning and Management at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.