01242nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653002500042653001100067653002800078653002300106653001200129653002600141653002900167100001500196700001300211700001300224700001400237245009600251300001100347490000800358520062000366022001400986       2010                            d10aDeveloping countries10aHumans10aLeishmaniasis, Visceral10aNeglected Diseases10aPoverty10aSocioeconomic Factors10aTrypanosomiasis, African1 aBoelaert M1 aMeheus F1 aRobays J1 aLutumba P00aSocio-economic aspects of neglected diseases: sleeping sickness and visceral leishmaniasis.  a535-420 v1043 a<p>Several tropical diseases that are essentially poverty-related have recently gained more attention under the label of 'neglected tropical diseases' or NTD. It is estimated that over 1000 million people currently suffer from one or more NTD. Here, the socio-economic aspects of two NTD - human African trypanosomiasis and human visceral leishmaniasis - are reviewed. Both of these diseases affect the poorest of the poor in endemic countries, cause considerable direct and indirect costs (even though the national control programmes tend to provide free care) and push affected households deeper into poverty.</p>  a1364-8594