Jimmy Carter Fought To End Guinea Worm Infection
In 1986, the World Health Assembly called for the eradication of Guinea worm. At the start of the Carter Center-led program in 1986, the disease was endemic in 20 African and Asian countries, with ...
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Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and triumphed
Diseases like lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, river blindness, schistosomiasis … and a disease caused by a nasty little bug called a Guinea worm. Guinea worms are spread through contaminated drinking ...
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Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and triumphed
Diseases like lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, river blindness, schistosomiasis … and a disease caused by a nasty little bug called a Guinea worm. Guinea worms are spread through contaminated ...
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Jimmy Carter wanted to see Guinea worm disease eliminated. He came very close.
A jar containing Guinea worms is shown in Atlanta, where Carter Center volunteers helped assemble medical kits to fight Guinea worm disease, on July 28, 2004. Former President Jimmy Carter hoped to ...