Because malnutrition, ill health and the overall burden of disease are typically concentrated in the most disadvantaged populations, providing children in such settings with essential services can help to reduce disparities within countries and accelerate progress towards the achievement of health-related development goals (UNICEF, 2010; Carrera and others, 2012). Ensuring equal access to health care services can improve maternal and child survival in settings where health facilities are far removed from the dwellings where people reside (Mulholland and others, 2008) and for subpopulations that remain at high risk of death from preventable conditions (WHO, 2015a). The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 includes persons with disabilities as beneficiaries and as agents of change.