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NOMA IS TREATABLE

Noma is absolutely preventable, but only if there is knowledge about the disease and how to treat it. Good nutrition, oral hygiene and access to healthcare and vaccinations against childhood diseases all help to prevent noma.

Noma is treatable: if detected and managed early during the first weeks of the disease. Through basic oral hygiene, antibiotics and wound dressing a patient can fully recover from noma within a few weeks. This is helped by managing underlying risk factors, such as malnutrition and other diseases like measles.

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