Economic and Social Costs of Noma: Design and Application of an Estimation Model to Niger and Burkina Faso.
Emmanuel Kabengele MpingaMargaret Leila SrourMarie-Solène Adamou MoussaMarc DupuisMoubassira KagonéMaïna Sani Malam GremaNgoyi-Bukonda ZacharieDenise Baratti-MayerPublished in: Tropical medicine and infectious disease (2022)
The neglect of noma and inaction in terms of prevention and control of the disease have enormous economic and social costs for households, communities and states. Future studies of this kind are necessary and useful to raise awareness and eradicate this disease, which impacts the health and well-being of children and results in lifelong suffering and severe economic and social costs to survivors and their families.