2.17% of 281 Diagnosed Noma Patients Dead – Medicin San Frontiers — Leadership Newspaper

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Medicin Sans Frontiers (MSF) experts, Dr. Adolphe Fotso, and Philip Aruna said about 2.17 per cent, that is 11 of 281 diagnosed Noma patients identified within its specific research area, Sokoto state, died.

The experts made the confirmation at the screening of ‘Restoring Dignity’ a documentary production by Inediz media, aimed at increasing awareness about the non-communicable disease.

The 11 casualties form part of the 281 patients who had more than one surgery each totaling up to about 506 surgeries, MSF conducted between August 2015 to September 2018.

The deaths, Dr. Fotso said include those who died of other causes during MSF’s six to 12 months after surgery follow-up, a standard empirical methodology applied by other Noma research scientists.

Noma, an orofacial gangrenous disease has been…