Name: United to Address Noma: Documentary Screening & Conversation with Advocate
Start: 2025-10-09T18:30:00+02:00
End: 2025-10-09T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Louis Hartlooper Complex

Mulikat Okanlawon

Claire Jeantet

Dr Mark Sherlock

United to Address Noma: Documentary Screening & Conversation with Advocate

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Join us for a special screening of 'Restoring Dignity' and a conversation with the people behind the story and drinks.

Louis Hartlooper Complex

Come join us for a special event at the Louis Hartlooper Complex in Utrecht! We will be screening the powerful documentary 'Restoring Dignity', followed by a meet &amp; greet and drinks. Limited seating available, register early!The <a href="https://www.globalhealthfilmfestival.nl/" title="https://www.globalhealthfilmfestival.nl/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dutch Global Health Film Festival</a>, in partnership with the <a href="https://www.kcgh.nl/home-en" title="https://www.kcgh.nl/home-en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Knowledge Center Global Health</a> and <a href="https://www.artsenzondergrenzen.nl" title="https://www.artsenzondergrenzen.nl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Médecins Sans Frontières / Artsen zonder Grenzen</a>, are delighted to invite you to a very special screening of '<a href="https://www.restoring-dignity.com/" title="https://www.restoring-dignity.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Restoring Dignity</a>', a documentary following the journey of noma survivors across Nigeria.Noma is a gangrenous infection starting in the mouth caused by extreme poverty, malnutrition and poor hygiene. In December 2023, it was <a href="https://www.who.int/news/item/15-12-2023-who-officially-recognizes-noma-as-a-neglected-tropical-disease" title="https://www.who.int/news/item/15-12-2023-who-officially-recognizes-noma-as-a-neglected-tropical-disease" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">officially listed </a>by the World Health Organisation as a neglected tropical disease with the support of 32 countries, including The Netherlands. In just two weeks, noma destroys the tissues of the face and might kill up to 90 percent of the people affected.‘Restoring Dignity’ offers a glimpse into survivors’ lives and follows their struggles and achievements over the course of a year. Sakina is a little girl, Amina and Adamu are teenagers and Mulikat and Aliyu are adults who have lived for decades with the terrible physical and psychological consequences of noma. While they suffer from pain and discrimination, they are on a life-changing journey to overcome years of isolation.The screening will be followed by an in-person Q&amp;A session with Mulikat Okanlawon, an advocate featured in the film. Mulikat is herself a survivor of noma and she is still working today in the very same hospital where she was treated 20 years ago. She is the co-founder of<a href="https://www.elysium-nsa.org/" title="https://www.elysium-nsa.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Elysium</a>, the first noma survivors’ association, and she was <a href="https://time.com/6967236/okanlawon-strub/" title="https://time.com/6967236/okanlawon-strub/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">named by TIME </a>as one of the 100 most influential people in health in 2024.She will be joined by Claire Jeantet, award-winning filmmaker and director of ‘Restoring Dignity’, and Dr Mark Sherlock, Health Program Manager at MSF and long-time advocate for noma recognition and response. For more information, please watch the <a href="https://youtu.be/fgiF24eKqgU" title="https://youtu.be/fgiF24eKqgU" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">trailer of the film ‘Restoring Dignity’ </a>and learn more about noma on the <a href="https://noma.msf.org/" title="https://noma.msf.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MSF noma website</a>.

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