6. Noma Hospital Sokoto
Over 427,000 people live in Sokoto, a town in the
northwest corner of Nigeria. It is home to a very special place, the Sokoto Noma Hospital was Founded in 1999, it is the only hospital in the country and one of the few in the world fully dedicated to treating the diseases.
The hospital is a haven for adults and children who have survived this painful disease and now need further treatment and reconstructive surgery. When new patients and their families walk through the blue and white hospital doors they find a safe place where they can meet other people with noma and they find a medical team ready to support them with free healthcare.