Table 1.
Organization | Responsibility | Actions |
---|---|---|
WHO, World Bank, FAO, UNICEF | International priority | Inclusion with neglected diseases and global burden of disease programs |
Epidemiology and surveillance | Global monitoring system | |
Interagency cooperation | ||
Global and tropical disease programs | Education | Include noma |
Etiological research | Support research | |
NGOs, donors | Education and awareness raising | Report noma cases and survivors |
Etiological research | Support primary care prevention | |
Surgery and rehabilitation | Support etiological research | |
Support noma survivors for surgery and rehabilitation | ||
National MoH | National noma action plan | Primary health care and public health |
Primary health care | Training and education of health workers for early diagnosis and treatment | |
Appoint noma action person | ||
Elimination of discrimination of noma survivors | ||
Improve access to reconstructive surgery |
FAO = Food and Agriculture Organization; NGO = nongovernmental organization; UNICEF = United Nations Children's Fund; WHO = World Health Organization.