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Adam Houston, Joel Rosenbloom, and Claire Jeantet

Neglecting noma no longer: Canada can do its part tackling this neglected tropical disease

Dr. Abubakar Lawal Abdullahi, team leader of the Médecins Sans Frontières Nigerian surgical team working on noma intervention in October 2018. In the earliest stages, noma can be treated using antibiotics; for too many, a lack of access to health care also means a lack of access to diagnosis and treatment. Claire Jeantet photograph courtesy of MSF
Dr. Abubakar Lawal Abdullahi, team leader of the Médecins Sans Frontières Nigerian surgical team working on noma intervention in October 2018. In the earliest stages, noma can be treated using antibiotics; for too many, a lack of access to health care also means a lack of access to diagnosis and treatment. Claire Jeantet photograph courtesy of MSF
Dr. Abubakar Lawal Abdullahi, team leader of the Médecins Sans Frontières Nigerian surgical team working on noma intervention in October 2018. In the earliest stages, noma can be treated using antibiotics; for too many, a lack of access to health care also means a lack of access to diagnosis and treatment. Claire Jeantet photograph courtesy of MSF
Dr. Abubakar Lawal Abdullahi, team leader of the Médecins Sans Frontières Nigerian surgical team working on noma intervention in October 2018. In the earliest stages, noma can be treated using antibiotics; for too many, a lack of access to health care also means a lack of access to diagnosis and treatment. Claire Jeantet photograph courtesy of MSF