Beyond The Scars: Sokoto’s Unending Fight Against Flesh-eating NOMA Disease

Leadership | 19-07-2025 07:56pm |

Known medically as Cancrum Oris, Noma is a brutal bacterial infection that attacks the faces of children, often within days of onset. Without swift intervention, it kills 90 per cent of its victims , most of whom come from the poorest corners of Nigeria and neighbouring countries. Those who survive are left with gaping facial [...]

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