诺玛终于被公认为被忽视的热带疾病
1Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases
|May 30, 2024
概括
世界卫生组织在2023年12月正式承认诺玛是被忽视的热带疾病. 这一具有里程碑意义的决定标志着解决这种破坏性疾病的关键转折点.
科学领域:
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 被忽视的热带疾病被忽视
背景情况:
- 诺玛是一种破坏性,毁容性疾病,主要影响贫困地区的营养不良儿童.
- 几十年来,利益关方的倡导活动凸显了全球关注和资源对 noma 的迫切需要.
- 这种疾病的影响超越了身体健康,造成严重的社会和心理痛苦.
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