Noma as a neglected tropical disease: an opportunity to reconsider neglect in global health
BMJ Glob Health
.
2025 Aug 3;10(8):e019152.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019152.
Authors
Elysium Noma Survivors Association
1
,
Dan Izzett
2
,
Barbara Izzett
2
,
Alice Trotter
3
,
João Nunes
4
,
Ioana Cismas
5
,
Claire Jeantet
1
6
,
Emmanuel Kabengele
7
,
Habib Benzian
8
,
Heron Gebretsadik
9
,
Laura Merrill
10
,
Marta Ribes
11
12
,
Marianne Comparet
13
,
Mark Sherlock
14
,
Himani Bhakuni
15
Affiliations
1
Elysium Noma Survivors Association, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
2
The Leprosy Mission, Brentford, UK.
3
University of York, York, UK.
4
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain.
5
York Law School, University of York, York, UK.
6
Inediz Reportages, Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, France.
7
Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
8
WHO Collaborating Center for Quality Improvement and Evidence-based Dentistry, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York, USA.
9
EUCLID University, Bangui, Central African Republic.
10
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Geneva, Switzerland.
11
Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain.
12
Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain.
13
International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases, London, UK.
14
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Geneva, Switzerland.
15
York Law School, University of York, York, UK himani.bhakuni@york.ac.uk.
PMID:
40754343
PMCID:
PMC12320041
DOI:
10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019152
No abstract available
Keywords:
Global Health.