00792nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001100001300042700001500055245004000070250000800110856019000118520036200308       2015                            d1 aMason  I1 aDijkstra L00aStigma - a special problem of NTDs.  a133  uhttps://www.medicusmundi.ch/en/advocacy/publications/mms-bulletin/advancing-in-the-fight-against-neglected-tropical-diseases/new-approaches-against-ntds/stigma-a-special-problem-of-ntds3 a<p>Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) disproportionately affect poor people in developing countries. Many of the NTDs can potentially cause severe and often permanent disabilities. Disfiguring NTDs such as Buruli Ulcer (BU), yaws, and leprosy are frequently associated with social stigma, increasing the burden of disease on the individual and family.</p>