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  • NTDs [14]
    • Buruli ulcer
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    • Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
    • Trachoma
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  • Cross-cutting issues [13]
    • Data management & analysis [3]
      • Data collection and reporting
      • Mapping
      • Indicators
    • Integrated wound management
    • Capacity strengthening
    • Management of disease complications [2]
      • Medical management
      • Surgical management
    • Prevention of disability [3]
      • Eye care
      • Self-care
      • Disability measurement
    • Physical rehabilitation [3]
      • Physical therapy
      • Orthopaedic footwear
      • Protheses, walking devices and wheelchairs
    • Stigma and mental wellbeing [1]
      • Mental wellbeing project mapping
    • Inclusion [2]
      • Community-based rehabilitation
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    • WASH and NTDs
    • Health systems factors
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  • Toolkits [5]
    • Guides on Stigma and Mental Wellbeing [5]
      • Guide 1. What are health-related stigma and mental wellbeing? [8]
        • 1. What is stigma?
        • 2. Why does stigma exist?
        • 3. What are the causes of stigma?
        • 4. Who stigmatises?
        • 5. How does it feel to experience stigma?
        • 6. What are the effects of stigma?
        • 7. Effects of stigma and discrimination on mental wellbeing
        • Annex Guide 1
      • Guide 2. How to reduce the impact of stigma [7]
        • 1. From undetected disease to diagnosis to support
        • 2. Individual-level interventions
        • 3. Group-level interventions
        • 4. Family-level interventions
        • 5. Referral
        • 6. Further reading
        • Annexes Guide 2
      • Guide 3. How to reduce sources of stigma [6]
        • 1. Background to the design of a stigma-reduction intervention
        • 2. Identifying the sources of stigma
        • 3. Targeting an intervention
        • 4. Inclusion of affected persons and champions in interventions
        • 5. Interventions by source type
        • Annexes Guide 3
      • Guide 4. How to assess health-related stigma and mental wellbeing [9]
        • 1. What is the purpose of the assessment?
        • 2. What approach would best fit your purpose and context?
        • 3. Quantitative assessment methods
        • 4. Qualitative assessment methods
        • 5. Assessments using mixed methods
        • 6. Developing qualitative methods from scratch
        • 7. How do you conduct a stigma assessment?
        • 8. How to interpret and report your findings
        • Annexes Guide 4
      • Glossary
    • Perception Study Toolkit (PST)
    • NTD Morbidity and Disability Toolkit [15]
      • CHIEF
      • Clinical Profile
      • EMIC affected persons
      • EMIC-CS Community Stigma
      • Participation Scale
      • Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
      • 5-Question Stigma Indicators
      • Salsa Scale
      • SARI Stigma Scale
      • SDS Social Distance Scale
      • SRQ Self-reporting Questionnaire
      • Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS)
      • WGQ Washington Group Questions
      • WHODAS
      • WHOQOL-BREF
    • NTD Toolbox
    • CBM's Community Mental Health Good Practice Guides
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Publication

Mental health, stigma, and neglected tropical diseases: A review and systematic mapping of the evidence

Koschorke M, Al-Haboubi YH, Tseng P, et al. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases. 2022;
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Outcomes and cost-effectiveness of an integrated holistic care package on persons affected by podoconiosis, lymphatic filariasis and leprosy and community members in north-western Ethiopia: an implementation research study

Ali O, Mihretu A, Hounsome N, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. BMC Medicine. 2025; 23 (1) : 1-12.
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"This disease has made me lose the belief I had in myself": qualitative analysis of experiences among buruli ulcer disease patients in Nigeria using the socioecological model of health

Azubuike PC, Onyekachi EL, Enyam MO, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Discover Public Health. 2025;
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The psychosocial and emotional burden of lymphatic filariasis: A systematic review

Vásconez-González J, Miño C, Noboa MDL, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025; 19 (5) : e0013073.
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Representaciones sociales de la lepra en médicos de urgencias en Cali, Colombia

Ordóñez-Hernández CA, Guzmán-Mendoza OE, Lozano G, et al. Elsevier BV. Piel. 2025;
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Quality of Life, Disability, and Fungal Neglected Tropical Diseases

Cavanaugh AM, Ribeiro dos Santos A, Freitas DFS, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Current Fungal Infection Reports. 2025;
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Mapping the Social Entrepreneurship Landscape for Neglected Tropical Diseases in Ghana

Winful E, Ackah O. 2024;
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Engaging community groups to enhance healthcare access for persons with disabilities in rural Uganda: A qualitative exploration

Ssemata AS, Smythe T, Sande S, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Global Public Health. 2025;
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Access to healthcare for people with disabilities in Zambia: a qualitative study

Scherer N, Chabaputa R, Chansa-Kabali T, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Global Public Health. 2025;
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Approaches for Controlling Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Case Study Grounded in Public Health Policy

Xie L. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences. 2025;
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