Noma is preventable, and to that end, aid groups are urging the World Health Organization to add Noma to its list of neglected tropical diseases. Eight-year-old Amadou Compaore recently recovered from noma, a little-known tropical disease. Noma is just one of many illnesses currently missing from the World Health Organization’s list of neglected tropical diseases. As for Amadou Compaore, he says what the doctors have done to help him has been an inspiration. The WHO plans to make possible new additions to its neglected tropical disease list in 2023.

Source: Ethiopian News December 15, 2021 09:43 UTC