Noma is more than a medical emergency—it’s a reflection of deep-rooted malnutrition. Poor nutrition weakens immunity, increasing vulnerability. Even during treatment, nutrition matters: high-protein diets can accelerate healing, while complications like trismus further limit intake
Surgical recovery also demands adequate body mass—for strength and for tissue needed in reconstruction.
At every stage—prevention, healing, and rehabilitation—nutrition plays a central role. Since we are serious about achieving #ZeroCases, ZeroDeath and ZeroStigma, we must begin with one of its root causes: good nutrition.
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