As with many other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), the scar of Buruli ulcer extends beyond physical manifestations and social stigma, and is exacerbated by a lack of quality care and access to effective biomedical resources. In this issue, Hausmann-Muela et al. (doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000445) argue that it is of critical importance to contextualize stigma within a broader conceptual framework of health-seeking behavior and other socioeconomic factors if the vicious circle of illness, stigma, and poverty that encapsulates the billion people suffering from NTDs is ever to be broken.
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The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Devastating Health and Economic Impact on the Member Nations of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: published October 27, 2009 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000539
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