Podo: The invisible tragedy

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Dr Paul Matts on why this misunderstood skin disease needs urgent attention

In Ethiopia alone, at least 1.6 million ordinary people are living lives of quiet desperation, the victims of a skin disease known as Podoconiosis . Podo is a form of elephantiasis, where a failure of the lymphatic system in the lower legs leads to grotesque swelling and deformity.

 

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