01436nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260003500042653001700077653001500094653002100109653003900130653001500169653001800184653001700202653001100219100001100230700001200241245007700253856005500330300001200385490000600397520079100403       2016                            d  bScientific Research Publishing10aTransmission10aSanitation10aPapua New Guinea10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aIndicators10aHealth Policy10aBuruli ulcer10aAfrica1 aRoy SN1 aSinha A00aElucidation of macroeconomic determinants for prognosis of Buruli ulcer.  uhttp://file.scirp.org/pdf/TEL_2016071914452128.pdf  a640-6460 v63 a<p>This paper discusses the macroeconomic factors which are responsible for the spread of Buruli Ulcer. As the definitive indicators for the transmission of this neglected tropical disease have not been found yet, therefore, the indicators being found by means of this study can provide significant in-sights to the health policy makers. This study is carried out for ten African countries and Papua New Guinea for the duration of 2002-2013. Fixed effect panel regression has been employed for the study on the orthogonally transformed dataset. We find that the health policy initiatives have been found to have little or no impact on the Buruli Ulcer prevalence. We also find that access to water from improved sources can reduce the probability of the incidence of this disease.</p>