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      • 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
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Publication

Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030

World Health Organization . 2021;
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Eliminating leprosy from the Volta Region, Ghana: The importance of linking all cases to care

Kubio C, Kankpetinge C, Zeng V, et al. African Field Epidemiology Network. Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health. 2026; 9 (1) : 1-9.
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Assessment of leprosy in post-insurgency Northeastern Nigeria: a retrospective study

Tyndall JA, John S, Abdulkarim S, et al. Lepra. Leprosy Review. 2026; 97 (1) : 1-15.
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Family quality of life and associated factors among people with leprosy or podoconiosis/lymphatic filariasis with visible disabilities and their family members in Ethiopia: a baseline study for a randomized controlled trial.

Aycheh M, Noordende A, Moges N, et al. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2025;
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How sustainable are self-help interventions in the post-funding period? Qualitative findings from integrated leprosy communities in Nigeria

Ilozumba O, Tsaku P, Choudhury S, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). International Health. 2025;
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From rash to diagnosis: first insights on the impact of formal and informal learning on competency strengthening in primary health workers in Tanzanian skin camps

Nelly Mwageni , Anne Schoenmakers , Peter Nugus , et al. International Foundation for Dermatology. CommunitySkinHealth Journal. 2025; 21 (2) : 1-4.
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Skin diseases, including skin NTDs, identified through community-based integrated skin screening: Findings from the PEP4LEP study in Tanzania

Mwageni N, Schoenmakers A, van Wijk R, et al. openRxiv. 2025;
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A Rare Occurrence of Lepra Type II Reaction in Pure Neuritic Leprosy: A Case Report

Asfaw N, Gebrewold AM. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. 2025;
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Associated Factors of Mycobacterium Leprae Infection among People with Leprosy in Kwale County

Karani V, Dierro L, Rono A, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025; 19 (11) : 1-13.
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