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Commons · Question 28982 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2025

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Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support global health initiatives for the (a) prevention, (b) early detection and (c) treatment of noma.

Answer

Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 18 Feb 2025

I spoke at a reception in Parliament on the 28th January to mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) day. The meeting included a speech by Noma survivor and advocate Mulikat Okanlawon and I separately met with her to hear about her experiences.The UK...