Through the barricades

5th Mar 2026

Published in PharmaTimes magazine -
Dismantling health stigma – examining the role for pharma

Sexual health, personality disorders, incontinence, infertility, addiction, end-of-life care and chronic pain are some of the messy, painful and complicated realities of being human.

Too often, people suffer in silence because of deeply rooted taboos around certain health conditions.

While these stigmas are invisible, their consequences are very real. They appear in missed GP appointments, avoided treatments, fractured relationships and the heavy burdens of shame and fear.

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