“The elimination of leprosy as a public health problem is a milestone along the way to fundamentally eradicating both the disease and the social stigma that for so long has accompanied it,” he said.

他说：“把麻风作为一个公共卫生问题来消灭是彻底根除该疾病以及长期以来伴随它的社会耻辱过程中的一个里程碑。”

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BARACK OBAMA: "we talk about reducing the stigma of this disease, yet we have treated a visitor living with it as a threat."

奥巴马：“我们总是说要消除艾滋病带来的屈辱，但是我们却将艾滋病旅游者视为威胁。”

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AIDS although the stigma attached to the disease has prevented even people involved with fighting it from acknowledging it as a cause of death.

ECONOMIST: AIDS in Kenya

Public awareness remains a critical factor in the prevention, detection and management of this disease and that there is a need to expand knowledge and eliminate hepatitis-related stigma among health care providers, at-risk populations, and the general public.

WHITEHOUSE: World Hepatitis Day