Скачать или смотреть Noma | Treating a disease that belongs in the past

At a unique hospital in Sokoto, northern Nigeria, an MSF team works to treat and rehabilitate patients for noma - a little-known but devastating disease.

The often deadly infection can leave those who do survive with complex facial deformities. People may struggle to eat, drink or speak, while many become outcasts within their communities.

As we mark World Neglected Tropical Disease Day on 30 January, in this video anaesthetist Elma Wong and surgeon Jacob Legbo reflect on an incredible project that recently marked 10 years of life-saving care.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare.

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