1.4K views · 13 reactions | The impact of #mycetoma can be devastating. Our Head of Mycetoma Dr Borna Nyaoke visited Boru Meda in Ethiopia  to meet with patients so that we can centre their needs: ✅ develop safe, affordable treatments ✅ prevent amputation and disability ✅ improve access for all | Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) | Facebook

The Mycetoma Research Centre (MRC) — the only dedicated centre in the world, located in Khartoum, Sudan — has been destroyed as a result of conflict. What has been lost? The MRC conducted research on and treated #mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease that causes slow-growing infections, destroying skin, muscle, and bone, and often leading to amputation. We worked closely with the centre for years, collaborating with Dr Ahmed Fahal and his team on an important clinical trial: the first of its ki