01527nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653002100133653002800154653002300182653001200205653001100217100001100228700001400239700001700253700001400270700001500284700001500299245005400314856009300368300001400461490000700475520074200482022002501224       2023                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aGeneral Medicine10aHealth (social science)10aHansen’s disease10aleprosy10astigma1 aDeps P1 aDelboni L1 aOliveira TIA1 aCollin SM1 aAndrade MA1 aMaciel ELN00aSteps towards eliminating Hansen's disease stigma  uhttps://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article-pdf/15/Supplement_3/iii7/54699595/ihad050.pdf  aiii7-iii90 v153 a<p>Persons affected by Hansen's disease (PAHD) can develop long-term physical disabilities and psychological problems if the disease is not managed promptly and correctly. The complex and multi-faceted nature of stigma related to Hansen's Disease, and the discrimination arising from it, demands multiple parallel steps to improve the health, well-being and lived experience of People Affected by Hansen's Disease, including: 1) adoption and pursuance of a human rights based approach; 2) revocation of discriminatory laws; 3) education and training for healthcare workers; 4) new techniques and therapies to diagnose and treat HD without side-effects and to reduce risk of disabilities; 5) elimination of stigmatising terminology.</p>
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