Early in the morning joining the #noma side-event at the #WHA76 of @msf, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Geneva Health Forum, ISNTD and Centre for Applied Human Rights. Panelists discuss how Noma can be added to the #WHO list of #NTDs and can be treated properly. #endNoma

Excellent side event "From #Noma to Health for all" at #WHA76 today. This short video describes devastating impacts of #Noma & how it can supported. Thx ISNTD for hosting Bern-Thomas Nyang'wa Surviving noma - Official Selection - Health for All Film Festival youtu.be/Mk8cHM9BBX0

🎉The physical copy is here. It feels real now. Thanks to all involved: Himani Bhakuni ,Sridhar Venkatapuram MSc MPhil PhD MFPH(Hon) FRSA , @IoanaCismas, Dr Alice Trotter , Luciano Bottini Filho , Keerty Nakray, PhD , Dre Joanne Liu and others not on Twitter/X.

"I can go anywhere now, and I don’t feel ashamed," says Mohammadu Usman. Mohammadu is a noma survivor, and he works in the Noma Hospital in Sokoto. This year will hopefully be a turning point in the lives of Mohammadu and... 🧵

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To mark #HumanRightsDay2023 we revisited the human rights framing of the highly neglected disease #noma @IoanaCismas Centre for Applied Human Rights 👉Noma: a disease that shouldn't exist anymore, 2021 conference by MSF International ISNTD Winds of Hope Inediz & NoNoma Federation 👉youtu.be/GGZA_MfgWwg

Breaking News: In a pivotal move towards addressing one of the world’s most underrecognized health challenges, the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the inclusion of Noma (cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis) in its official list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). #BeatNTDs #Noma

It is official and we are absolutely stoked! Thank you all for this absolutely great news! Thank you World Health Organization (WHO) who.int/news/item/15-1…

Fantastic news! #Noma is included in World Health Organization (WHO) list of NTDs which will raise awareness, catalyse research, stimulate funding & boost efforts to control the disease. Congratulations to all who worked so hard Fidel Strub Inediz Elysium Noma Survivors Association ISNTD Centre for Applied Human Rights MSF UK & many more 🙌

.World Health Organization (WHO) officially recognizes #noma as a neglected tropical disease. Noma is more than a disease, it is a social marker of extreme poverty and malnutrition, affecting the most vulnerable populations: who.int/news/item/15-1…

On #WorldNTDDay we are launching our blog ‘The Politics of Disease Framing’. Read the first post from colleagues Centre for Applied Human Rights, York Law School, Inediz, and Universidad Pontificia Comillas 👇 blogs.york.ac.uk/politics-of-di…

Happy World NTD Day!  We are not just numbers. We are people. Today we all honour the progress and efforts made in the past and those that will be made in the future to combat preventable and treatable conditions like noma. NTDs affect the most vulnerables and we can make a

📢Save the date: in Dec 2023, news went round the world that #noma was officially recognised as a Neglected Tropical Disease! Join us and learn: what is noma and what next to tackle this devastating disease? 👉Spotlight on Noma 👉Apr 18 | 13:00-14:30 UTC tinyurl.com/SpotlightNoma

TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People in global health is out today. Mulikat Okanlawon and Fidel Strub are honored to be a part of this group: time.com/time100health Photo by Inediz

The Sam Pegram Scholarship provides one international student with funding to pursue an LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice This year's deadline is Monday 10th June, 23:59 BST Find out more and apply online: york.ac.uk/law/study/fund…

Thanks to all who joined us for yesterday's 'Politics of Disease Framing' workshop, we had some fascinating and important discussions about neglect and #NTDs in beautiful Geneva. 📸 Fabrice Caterini | Inediz

So pleased to announce the second blog from the ‘Politics of Disease Framing’ project. Dan Izzett, who attended our workshop in Geneva last month, has written the poem ‘NTD’. Find it here: rb.gy/vk4u4s. York Law School LeprosyMissionProgrammes Himani Bhakuni Dr Alice Trotter

We are pleased to announce another post on our blog, Politics of Disease Framing: Surviving and Overcoming Neglect. Marta Ribes, a predoctoral Researcher at ISGlobal, explores 'Why NTDs Persist in a World of Plenty'. blogs.york.ac.uk/politics-of-di…

Neglected tropical diseases affect more than one billion people worldwide, creating cycles of poverty and preventing people from achieving their full potential. Yet they are preventable, treatable, and can be eliminated. This #WorldNTDDay, let’s #UniteActEliminate to #BeatNTDs.

On #WorldNTDDay, join Mulikat Okanlawon, a #noma survivor and co-founder of Elysium Noma Survivors Association & Claire Jeantet for P1 of our episode on #NTDs from #GlobalHealthMatters podcast. Learn about their impact & what’s being done to combat them. Don't miss out—tune in👉tinyurl.com/GHM-E43-1