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  • NTDs [14]
    • Buruli ulcer
    • Chagas disease
    • Dracunculiasis
    • Human African trypanosomiasis
    • Leishmaniasis
    • Leprosy
    • Lymphatic filariasis
    • Mycetoma
    • Onchocerciasis
    • Schistosomiasis
    • Snakebite envenoming
    • Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
    • Trachoma
    • Yaws
  • 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
      • Gender
    • WASH and NTDs
    • Health systems factors
    • Skin-NTDs
    • Preventive Chemotherapy
    • Health education
  • 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 Measurement 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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Addressing Behavioural Determinants of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Through Community Dialogue in Kalu District, Ethiopia: A Mixed-Methods Study

Demie T, Mtuy T, Palmer J, et al. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2026;
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The psychosocial impact of disability and stigma among persons affected by leprosy and lymphatic filariasis in India

van Wijk R, Agarwal A, Nayak P, et al. PLOS mental health. 2026; 3 (7) : 1 - 16.
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Evaluation of social stigma and interventions for stigma reduction in Hansen’s disease: a prospective, observational study

Chaudhary AR, Chaudhary A, Bhardwaj G, et al. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2026; 97 (1) : 1 - 11.
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Intersectional dimensions of stigma in neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review of evidence and implications for equity-based health policy.

Dejene K, Kühner S. BMC public health. 2026;
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Inclusion in Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes: A Review of Inclusive Approaches for Control and Elimination.

Juma I, Oguntoye O, Sankar G, et al. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland). 2025; 14 (1) : 1-21.
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Towards Eliminating Discrimination of Persons Affected with Skin NTDs: The Need for Global Research to Map Associated Myths

Damil B Risenwealth , Faith A Olajide . Journal of Infectious Diseases & Case Reports. 2025; 6 (3) : 1-4.
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Patient journeys for neglected tropical diseases in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Frischer SR, Ockenden E, Reitzug F, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2025; 14 (1) : 1-21.
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Ethnographic study of Buruli ulcer wound management practices in a traditional therapeutic setting in Ghana

Ocloo EK, Okyere D, Kyei EA, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2025; 24 (1) : 1-11.
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Neglected Tropical Diseases: Success in Achieving Development Gains for the Poorest

Molyneux D, Downs P, Bartlett S, et al. The brown journal of world affairs. 2025;
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