In addition to the physical and psychological suffering they cause, neglected diseases inflict an enormous economic burden on affected communities owing to lost productivity and high costs associated with long-term care, which in turn contributes to the entrenched cycle of poverty, ill health, stigmatization and discrimination experienced by neglected populations.
In addition to the physical and psychological suffering they cause, neglected diseases inflict an enormous economic burden on affected communities owing to lost productivity and high costs associated with long-term care, which in turn contributes to the entrenched cycle of poverty, ill health, stigmatization and discrimination experienced by neglected populations.