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.
BT - Medicus Mundi Schweiz Bulletin ET - 133 LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2015 T2 - Medicus Mundi Schweiz Bulletin TI - Stigma - a special problem of NTDs. UR - https://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-ntds ER -