The concept of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is built around low socioeconomic status (SES) and poverty as the most important social determinants [1]. Poor health is not confined to poor people, but the burden of poor health is disproportionately greater within poor communities. A combination of insufficient social programs, unfair economic arrangements, and corrupt politics creates conditions that allow poverty to obstruct health [2]. Within this paradigm is the impact of violent conflict.
Original Source [2]
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/could-violent-conflict-derail-london-declaration-ntds
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006136
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rebecca-y-du
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jeffrey-d-stanaway-0
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/peter-j-hotez-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sudan
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethiopia-0
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afghanistan
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/myanmar
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/leprosy
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rabies
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/angola
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/liberia
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[21] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/displacement