WHA75: Nigeria seeks Noma's inclusion on neglected tropical diseases' list

Nigeria, on Tuesday, at the 75th World Health Assembly, sought the addition of Noma disease, otherwise known as cancrum-oris, to the World Health Organisation’s list of Neglected Tropical Diseases .It is said to be rampant among malnourished children in an environment with poor sanitation.

“The inclusion of Noma to the NTDs’ register, where it rightfully belongs, will bring global support to the request for its elimination, starting with preventive and curative measures for afflicted persons,” he said.According to WHO, NTDs are a diverse group of 20 conditions that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where they mostly affect more than 1 billion people who live mostly in impoverished communities.

Mr Akpan linked the development to the poor culture of Water Sanitation and Hygiene that is practised among many communities across the country. Mr Akpan said all states in Nigeria are endemic to one or more NTDs and that 122 million people, which is equivalent to 2 out of every 3 Nigerians are at risk of the disease.Speaking further at the plenary session, Mr Ehanire spoke on the Nigerian government’s effort to build a better health care system for its citizens.

Speaking on eradication of polio, he said Nigeria achieved poliovirus free status, which was so declared in April in August 2020, adding that Nigeria became the first country to introduce the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 in response to Circulating Variant Polio Virus type 2 outbreaks.

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