Sightsavers Reports

People are neglected, not diseases: the relationship between disability and neglected tropical diseases

People with disabilities and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are separately receiving increased focus. In light of this positive development, and the similarities and intersections between the negative impacts experienced by both people with disabilities and people with NTDs, we believe now is the right time to focus attention on the overlap between the two.

 

A health worker helps a woman wash her leg, which has been affected by lymphoedema.
Type
Journal article
Theme
NTD, Social inclusion
Date published
21/05/2019
Journal
Oxford Academic (RSTMH)
Language
English
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