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  • NTDs [14]
    • Buruli ulcer
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    • 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 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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New Toolkit Launched: Accessing the World Bank’s IDA21 Financing for NTD Elimination

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases . 2025;
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The Impact of Displacement on Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sudan

Elsaeed Elhag AA, Dawood I, Mohammed Adam SI, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2025;
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Social and healthcare-seeking experiences of people affected with lymphedema in Bangladesh

Koly KN, Saba J, Nessa Z, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025; 19 (8) : 1-21.
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Epidemiological monitoring survey to assess the impact of mass drug administration with triple-drug regimen in lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in an endemic district in Southern India

Krishnamoorthy K, Dinesh RJ, Dhanalakshmi R, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025; 19 (8) : 1-15.
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Access and Awareness of Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention for Lower Limb Lymphatic Filariasis in Post-Mass Drug Administration Districts in Southern India.

Jog A, Deborah A, Ramesh R, et al. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2025;
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Acceptability of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Baglung Municipality of Nepal: A mixed-method study

Pudasainee M, Paneru DP, Acharya B, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Global Public Health. 2025; 5 (7) : 1-19.
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The Impact of Memory Effects on Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission Using Incidence Data From Ghana

Wireko FA, Awerigiya R, Adu IK, et al. Wiley. Engineering Reports. 2025; 7 (7) : 1-22.
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Coverage and Determinants of Mass Drug Administration against Lymphatic Filariasis in Southeast Asian Regional Countries during the End-game Strategy: A Systematic Review & Meta-analysis of published articles from January 2019 to March 2025

Saha I, Majumder J, Bagepally BS, et al. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 2025;
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Assessment of the effectiveness of public art in improving knowledge, attitude, practices and mitigation of stigmatization regarding neglected tropical diseases in South Eastern, Nigeria

Chukwuocha UM, Bosede AO, Osuji CD, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025; 19 (7) : 1-22.
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Harnessing artificial intelligence for skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs): opportunities, challenges and future directions

Yotsu RR, Oiwoh SO, Mbali H, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). International Health. 2025;
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