Sentinelles, one of the major players and pioneers in the fight against noma, joined this event and sent the head of the Noma Programme in Burkina Faso to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Noma mainly affects children under the age of seven living in poverty. Some 90% of those who are ill die within the first two weeks if they do not receive timely antibiotic treatment. For survivors, noma leaves them with a severely disfigured face, making it difficult to eat, speak, see or breathe in a matter of days. In addition, they face social stigma because of the terrible damage to their faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While some diseases such as Covid-19 receive massive attention from the media, research institutes and policy makers, noma remains neglected. M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) believes the disease can be tackled by adding it to the World Health Organisation’s list of neglected tropical diseases by 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Le 24 mai, MSF (M\u00e9decins sans fronti\u00e8res), en collaboration avec la SANTD (L'”Alliance suisse contre les maladies tropicales n\u00e9glig\u00e9es”) et le Club de la Presse de Gen\u00e8ve, a organis\u00e9 un d\u00e9bat pour sensibiliser le public sur la fa\u00e7on de combattre cette maladie qui ne devrait plus exister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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