Dorothee
Germany
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While these days everyone talks about ‘Corona’ the newspaper ‘Katholisches Sonntagsblatt’ also wrote one article about the disease ‘noma’. This infectious disease is often caused by malnutrition or dehydration, smoking, poor oral hygiene, unsafe drinking water, proximity to unkempt livestock, an immunodeficiency disease, including AIDS or measles. It causes ulcers, and rapid, painful tissue degeneration to the point of degrading tissues of the bones in the face. People can’t eat, drink, speak or smile anymore. The mortality rate is high, even though there are also many who survive. Cases have been reported in Africa – especially Nigeria and Ethiopia -, Asia (especially Nepal) and South America. I know that ‘MSF’ (Doctors Without Borders) helps them and that you may give them financial support by donating to them. By the way the ’s’ in ‘https’ means that this is an officially trustworthy aid organisation. Maybe you should contact them first via the e-mail to explain to them what you want them to use your donation for.
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