As noma is closer than ever from getting the attention it deserves, we are very pleased to invite you to join a dedicated side event in person in Geneva or online during the 76th World Health Assembly. In January 2023, The Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria, with the endorsement of over thirty countries from five different regions, has submitted a dossier of evidence to see this devastating disease included in the World Health Organization list of Neglected tropical diseases.

Venue - Geneva Press Club (10-minute walk from the Palais des Nations, ‘Sablier du Millénium’ entrance)

This event is organised by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in partnership with the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD), the Geneva Health Forum (GHF), the Swiss Alliance Against Neglected Tropical Diseases (SANTD), the University of York’s Centre for Applied Human Rights and York Law School and Elysium, the first noma survivors' organisation, with the support of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi).