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Dr Edson Utazi shared new findings at the 2026 GWEP Research Review, showing how 1x1 km geospatial mapping is identifying the last Guinea worm hotspots across sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
With cases down to just 10 in 2025, targeted data-driven interventions are critical—especially in vulnerable rural communities.
#GuineaWorm #GlobalHealth #DataScience #Geospatial #PublicHealth #DiseaseEradication
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Dr Edson Utazi shared new findings at the 2026 GWEP Research Review, showing how 1x1 km geospatial mapping is identifying the last Guinea worm hotspots across sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
With cases down to just 10 in 2025, targeted data-driven interventions are critical—especially in vulnerable rural communities.
#GuineaWorm #GlobalHealth #DataScience #Geospatial #PublicHealth #DiseaseEradication
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Dr Edson Utazi shared new findings at the 2026 GWEP Research Review, showing how 1x1 km geospatial mapping is identifying the last Guinea worm hotspots across sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
With cases down to just 10 in 2025, targeted data-driven interventions are critical—especially in vulnerable rural communities.
#GuineaWorm #GlobalHealth #DataScience #Geospatial #PublicHealth #DiseaseEradication
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Dr Edson Utazi shared new findings at the 2026 GWEP Research Review, showing how 1x1 km geospatial mapping is identifying the last Guinea worm hotspots across sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
With cases down to just 10 in 2025, targeted data-driven interventions are critical—especially in vulnerable rural communities.
#GuineaWorm #GlobalHealth #DataScience #Geospatial #PublicHealth #DiseaseEradication
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Dr Edson Utazi shared new findings at the 2026 GWEP Research Review, showing how 1x1 km geospatial mapping is identifying the last Guinea worm hotspots across sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
With cases down to just 10 in 2025, targeted data-driven interventions are critical—especially in vulnerable rural communities.
#GuineaWorm #GlobalHealth #DataScience #Geospatial #PublicHealth #DiseaseEradication
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/70127/ World Creeps Closer to Eradicating a Loathed Parasite #CarterCenter #eradication #Ethiopia #GuineaWorm #JimmyCarter
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#GuineaWorm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025 https://www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-worm-announcement/
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#GuineaWorm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025 https://www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-worm-announcement/
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#GuineaWorm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025 https://www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-worm-announcement/
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#GuineaWorm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025 https://www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-worm-announcement/
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#GuineaWorm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025 https://www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-worm-announcement/
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A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low – CBS Atlanta
A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low
By Dan Raby, Senior Digital Producer, CBS News Atlanta, Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade.
Updated on: January 30, 2026 / 12:26 PM EST / CBS Atlanta
The Carter Center’s decades-long fight against an ancient parasite affecting some of the world’s poorest may soon end in a victory.
After leaving the White House, former President Jimmy Carter made the eradication of Guinea worm a top mission of the Carter Center, the nonprofit he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, founded. Even after entering home hospice care in 2023, aides said Carter kept asking for Guinea worm updates.
Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae that grow inside the body into worms as long as 3 feet. The noodle-thin parasites then burrow their way out, breaking through the skin in burning blisters.
To get rid of the parasite, worms have to be gently wound around a stick as they’re slowly pulled through the skin. Removing an entire worm without breaking it can take weeks.
When the Carter Center started leading the global Guinea worm eradication campaign, an estimated 3.5 million people in 21 African and Asian countries were afflicted with the disease. On World NTD Day on Friday, the center announced that there were only 10 human cases reported across the world.
The center said two of the provisional cases were detected in South Sudan, four in Chad, and four in Ethiopia.
These numbers remain provisional until they are officially confirmed by each country during the campaign’s annual meeting, which is usually held in April.
Former President Carter receives delivers a lecture on the eradication of the Guinea worm, at the House of Lords on Feb. 3, 2016, in London. The lecture, entitled “Final Days of the Fiery Serpent: Guinea Worm Eradication,” was delivered by Mr. Carter on behalf of The Carter Centre. Eddie Mullholland-WPA Pool / Getty Images“President Carter always said he wanted to outlast the last Guinea worm. While he didn’t quite get his wish, he and Mrs. Carter would be proud to know there were only 10 human cases reported in 2025. And they would remind us that the work continues until we reach zero,” said Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander.
Defeating a disease through persuasion
Guinea worm would be the second human disease to be eradicated in history, following smallpox. Remarkably, it’d be the first without a medicine or vaccine.
Instead of finding a cure, the campaign sought to break the worm’s life cycle in communities suffering from the parasite —persuading millions to change their behavior.
Workers from the center and host governments trained volunteers to teach neighbors to filter water through cloth screens, removing tiny fleas that carry the larvae. Villagers learned to watch for and report new cases — often for rewards of $100 or more. Infected people and dogs had to be prevented from tainting water sources.
Farmer and bicycle fitter Nuru Ziblim teaches children how to filter their water with a special drinking device, when visiting the farms, so as to not ingest the guinea worm larvae. Louise Gubb / Corbis via Getty ImagesHealth workers investigate every report of the disease. The Carter Center says there were more than 1 million rumors investigated in 2025, most within 24 hours of notification.
“This campaign reflects the values that shaped my grandparents’ lives — the conviction that hope, hard work, and respect for everyone can change the world. Seeing Guinea worm cases reach historic lows is one of the clearest expressions of that legacy and our commitment to the communities where trust has been earned,” said Jason Carter, the Carter Center board chair and eldest grandchild of Jimmy and Rosalynn.
Jimmy Carter made eradication a personal mission
Mr. Carter’s fundraising enabled the center to pour $500 million into fighting Guinea worm. He persuaded manufacturers to donate larvicide as well as nylon cloth and specially made drinking straws to filter water. His visits to afflicted villages often attracted news coverage, raising awareness globally.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low – CBS Atlanta
#35MillionInfectedEarlier #Achievement #AllTimeLow #CBS #CBSAtlanta #CBSNews #Disease #Eradicate #Georgia #GuineaWorm #JimmyCarter #LowHumanCases #Parasite #PersonalMission #PresidentJimmyCarter #WorldSPoorest -
A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low – CBS Atlanta
A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low
By Dan Raby, Senior Digital Producer, CBS News Atlanta, Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade.
Updated on: January 30, 2026 / 12:26 PM EST / CBS Atlanta
The Carter Center’s decades-long fight against an ancient parasite affecting some of the world’s poorest may soon end in a victory.
After leaving the White House, former President Jimmy Carter made the eradication of Guinea worm a top mission of the Carter Center, the nonprofit he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, founded. Even after entering home hospice care in 2023, aides said Carter kept asking for Guinea worm updates.
Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae that grow inside the body into worms as long as 3 feet. The noodle-thin parasites then burrow their way out, breaking through the skin in burning blisters.
To get rid of the parasite, worms have to be gently wound around a stick as they’re slowly pulled through the skin. Removing an entire worm without breaking it can take weeks.
When the Carter Center started leading the global Guinea worm eradication campaign, an estimated 3.5 million people in 21 African and Asian countries were afflicted with the disease. On World NTD Day on Friday, the center announced that there were only 10 human cases reported across the world.
The center said two of the provisional cases were detected in South Sudan, four in Chad, and four in Ethiopia.
These numbers remain provisional until they are officially confirmed by each country during the campaign’s annual meeting, which is usually held in April.
Former President Carter receives delivers a lecture on the eradication of the Guinea worm, at the House of Lords on Feb. 3, 2016, in London. The lecture, entitled “Final Days of the Fiery Serpent: Guinea Worm Eradication,” was delivered by Mr. Carter on behalf of The Carter Centre. Eddie Mullholland-WPA Pool / Getty Images“President Carter always said he wanted to outlast the last Guinea worm. While he didn’t quite get his wish, he and Mrs. Carter would be proud to know there were only 10 human cases reported in 2025. And they would remind us that the work continues until we reach zero,” said Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander.
Defeating a disease through persuasion
Guinea worm would be the second human disease to be eradicated in history, following smallpox. Remarkably, it’d be the first without a medicine or vaccine.
Instead of finding a cure, the campaign sought to break the worm’s life cycle in communities suffering from the parasite —persuading millions to change their behavior.
Workers from the center and host governments trained volunteers to teach neighbors to filter water through cloth screens, removing tiny fleas that carry the larvae. Villagers learned to watch for and report new cases — often for rewards of $100 or more. Infected people and dogs had to be prevented from tainting water sources.
Farmer and bicycle fitter Nuru Ziblim teaches children how to filter their water with a special drinking device, when visiting the farms, so as to not ingest the guinea worm larvae. Louise Gubb / Corbis via Getty ImagesHealth workers investigate every report of the disease. The Carter Center says there were more than 1 million rumors investigated in 2025, most within 24 hours of notification.
“This campaign reflects the values that shaped my grandparents’ lives — the conviction that hope, hard work, and respect for everyone can change the world. Seeing Guinea worm cases reach historic lows is one of the clearest expressions of that legacy and our commitment to the communities where trust has been earned,” said Jason Carter, the Carter Center board chair and eldest grandchild of Jimmy and Rosalynn.
Jimmy Carter made eradication a personal mission
Mr. Carter’s fundraising enabled the center to pour $500 million into fighting Guinea worm. He persuaded manufacturers to donate larvicide as well as nylon cloth and specially made drinking straws to filter water. His visits to afflicted villages often attracted news coverage, raising awareness globally.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low – CBS Atlanta
#35MillionInfectedEarlier #Achievement #AllTimeLow #CBS #CBSAtlanta #CBSNews #Disease #Eradicate #Georgia #GuineaWorm #JimmyCarter #LowHumanCases #Parasite #PersonalMission #PresidentJimmyCarter #WorldSPoorest -
A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low – CBS Atlanta
A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low
By Dan Raby, Senior Digital Producer, CBS News Atlanta, Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade.
Updated on: January 30, 2026 / 12:26 PM EST / CBS Atlanta
The Carter Center’s decades-long fight against an ancient parasite affecting some of the world’s poorest may soon end in a victory.
After leaving the White House, former President Jimmy Carter made the eradication of Guinea worm a top mission of the Carter Center, the nonprofit he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, founded. Even after entering home hospice care in 2023, aides said Carter kept asking for Guinea worm updates.
Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects people who drink water tainted with larvae that grow inside the body into worms as long as 3 feet. The noodle-thin parasites then burrow their way out, breaking through the skin in burning blisters.
To get rid of the parasite, worms have to be gently wound around a stick as they’re slowly pulled through the skin. Removing an entire worm without breaking it can take weeks.
When the Carter Center started leading the global Guinea worm eradication campaign, an estimated 3.5 million people in 21 African and Asian countries were afflicted with the disease. On World NTD Day on Friday, the center announced that there were only 10 human cases reported across the world.
The center said two of the provisional cases were detected in South Sudan, four in Chad, and four in Ethiopia.
These numbers remain provisional until they are officially confirmed by each country during the campaign’s annual meeting, which is usually held in April.
Former President Carter receives delivers a lecture on the eradication of the Guinea worm, at the House of Lords on Feb. 3, 2016, in London. The lecture, entitled “Final Days of the Fiery Serpent: Guinea Worm Eradication,” was delivered by Mr. Carter on behalf of The Carter Centre. Eddie Mullholland-WPA Pool / Getty Images“President Carter always said he wanted to outlast the last Guinea worm. While he didn’t quite get his wish, he and Mrs. Carter would be proud to know there were only 10 human cases reported in 2025. And they would remind us that the work continues until we reach zero,” said Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander.
Defeating a disease through persuasion
Guinea worm would be the second human disease to be eradicated in history, following smallpox. Remarkably, it’d be the first without a medicine or vaccine.
Instead of finding a cure, the campaign sought to break the worm’s life cycle in communities suffering from the parasite —persuading millions to change their behavior.
Workers from the center and host governments trained volunteers to teach neighbors to filter water through cloth screens, removing tiny fleas that carry the larvae. Villagers learned to watch for and report new cases — often for rewards of $100 or more. Infected people and dogs had to be prevented from tainting water sources.
Farmer and bicycle fitter Nuru Ziblim teaches children how to filter their water with a special drinking device, when visiting the farms, so as to not ingest the guinea worm larvae. Louise Gubb / Corbis via Getty ImagesHealth workers investigate every report of the disease. The Carter Center says there were more than 1 million rumors investigated in 2025, most within 24 hours of notification.
“This campaign reflects the values that shaped my grandparents’ lives — the conviction that hope, hard work, and respect for everyone can change the world. Seeing Guinea worm cases reach historic lows is one of the clearest expressions of that legacy and our commitment to the communities where trust has been earned,” said Jason Carter, the Carter Center board chair and eldest grandchild of Jimmy and Rosalynn.
Jimmy Carter made eradication a personal mission
Mr. Carter’s fundraising enabled the center to pour $500 million into fighting Guinea worm. He persuaded manufacturers to donate larvicide as well as nylon cloth and specially made drinking straws to filter water. His visits to afflicted villages often attracted news coverage, raising awareness globally.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: A year after Jimmy Carter’s death, the disease he swore to eradicate reaches an all-time low – CBS Atlanta
#35MillionInfectedEarlier #Achievement #AllTimeLow #CBS #CBSAtlanta #CBSNews #Disease #Eradicate #Georgia #GuineaWorm #JimmyCarter #LowHumanCases #Parasite #PersonalMission #PresidentJimmyCarter #WorldSPoorest -
It’s incredible to think that just 30 years ago there were 3.5 million cases of #GuineaWorm disease globally every year. In each of the last four years, there have been 15 cases or less. We are on the brink of an historic achievement.
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It’s incredible to think that just 30 years ago there were 3.5 million cases of #GuineaWorm disease globally every year. In each of the last four years, there have been 15 cases or less. We are on the brink of an historic achievement.
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It’s incredible to think that just 30 years ago there were 3.5 million cases of #GuineaWorm disease globally every year. In each of the last four years, there have been 15 cases or less. We are on the brink of an historic achievement.
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It’s incredible to think that just 30 years ago there were 3.5 million cases of #GuineaWorm disease globally every year. In each of the last four years, there have been 15 cases or less. We are on the brink of an historic achievement.
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In 1980, the world successfully eradicated smallpox using vaccines.
Today, we're on the verge of eliminating a second disease -- Guinea worm -- because of the efforts of Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center.
In 1980 there were 36,000 cases of Guinea worm disease. In 2023, there were 14.
#water #dracunculiasis #guineaworm #jimmycarter
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376790/WER9920-249-269.pdf?sequence=1
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In 1980, the world successfully eradicated smallpox using vaccines.
Today, we're on the verge of eliminating a second disease -- Guinea worm -- because of the efforts of Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center.
In 1980 there were 36,000 cases of Guinea worm disease. In 2023, there were 14.
#water #dracunculiasis #guineaworm #jimmycarter
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376790/WER9920-249-269.pdf?sequence=1
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In 1980, the world successfully eradicated smallpox using vaccines.
Today, we're on the verge of eliminating a second disease -- Guinea worm -- because of the efforts of Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center.
In 1980 there were 36,000 cases of Guinea worm disease. In 2023, there were 14.
#water #dracunculiasis #guineaworm #jimmycarter
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376790/WER9920-249-269.pdf?sequence=1
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In 1980, the world successfully eradicated smallpox using vaccines.
Today, we're on the verge of eliminating a second disease -- Guinea worm -- because of the efforts of Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center.
In 1980 there were 36,000 cases of Guinea worm disease. In 2023, there were 14.
#water #dracunculiasis #guineaworm #jimmycarter
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376790/WER9920-249-269.pdf?sequence=1
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In 1980, the world successfully eradicated smallpox using vaccines.
Today, we're on the verge of eliminating a second disease -- Guinea worm -- because of the efforts of Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center.
In 1980 there were 36,000 cases of Guinea worm disease. In 2023, there were 14.
#water #dracunculiasis #guineaworm #jimmycarter
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/376790/WER9920-249-269.pdf?sequence=1
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@adapalmer
According to Wikipedia there's been one confirmed case in Chad now in 2024."As of June 2024, there has been only 1 confirmed human case of guinea worm, in Chad, but hundreds of cases continue to be reported in animals.[84]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_dracunculiasisStill, this is amazing. Makes me so happy.
Polio eradication is suffering some setbacks this year, though still very very low case counts compared to 40-50 years ago. -
@adapalmer
According to Wikipedia there's been one confirmed case in Chad now in 2024."As of June 2024, there has been only 1 confirmed human case of guinea worm, in Chad, but hundreds of cases continue to be reported in animals.[84]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_dracunculiasisStill, this is amazing. Makes me so happy.
Polio eradication is suffering some setbacks this year, though still very very low case counts compared to 40-50 years ago. -
@adapalmer
According to Wikipedia there's been one confirmed case in Chad now in 2024."As of June 2024, there has been only 1 confirmed human case of guinea worm, in Chad, but hundreds of cases continue to be reported in animals.[84]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_dracunculiasisStill, this is amazing. Makes me so happy.
Polio eradication is suffering some setbacks this year, though still very very low case counts compared to 40-50 years ago. -
@adapalmer
According to Wikipedia there's been one confirmed case in Chad now in 2024."As of June 2024, there has been only 1 confirmed human case of guinea worm, in Chad, but hundreds of cases continue to be reported in animals.[84]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_dracunculiasisStill, this is amazing. Makes me so happy.
Polio eradication is suffering some setbacks this year, though still very very low case counts compared to 40-50 years ago. -
@adapalmer
According to Wikipedia there's been one confirmed case in Chad now in 2024."As of June 2024, there has been only 1 confirmed human case of guinea worm, in Chad, but hundreds of cases continue to be reported in animals.[84]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_dracunculiasisStill, this is amazing. Makes me so happy.
Polio eradication is suffering some setbacks this year, though still very very low case counts compared to 40-50 years ago. -
If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.
"Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."
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If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.
"Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."
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If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.
"Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."
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If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.
"Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."
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If eliminated, it would be an amazing achievement.
"Globally, Guinea worm has declined from an estimated 3.56 million cases across 20 countries in 1986 to just 14 human cases in 5 countries in 2023 — mostly through bottom-up, low-technology efforts similar to those in South Sudan. What’s more, this has been achieved despite the lack of a vaccine or drug treatment for the parasite."
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And in the first half of 2023, #GuineaWorm disease is under active surveillance in 7 countries. So far, 2 cases have been reported. Not two thousand, not two hundred; TWO.
The Carter Center’s mission is to “wage peace, fight disease, build hope.” And, perhaps, to serve as an example.
Thank you, #PresidentCarter #JimmyCarter
(4/end)
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And in the first half of 2023, #GuineaWorm disease is under active surveillance in 7 countries. So far, 2 cases have been reported. Not two thousand, not two hundred; TWO.
The Carter Center’s mission is to “wage peace, fight disease, build hope.” And, perhaps, to serve as an example.
Thank you, #PresidentCarter #JimmyCarter
(4/end)
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And in the first half of 2023, #GuineaWorm disease is under active surveillance in 7 countries. So far, 2 cases have been reported. Not two thousand, not two hundred; TWO.
The Carter Center’s mission is to “wage peace, fight disease, build hope.” And, perhaps, to serve as an example.
Thank you, #PresidentCarter #JimmyCarter
(4/end)
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And in the first half of 2023, #GuineaWorm disease is under active surveillance in 7 countries. So far, 2 cases have been reported. Not two thousand, not two hundred; TWO.
The Carter Center’s mission is to “wage peace, fight disease, build hope.” And, perhaps, to serve as an example.
Thank you, #PresidentCarter #JimmyCarter
(4/end)
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And in the first half of 2023, #GuineaWorm disease is under active surveillance in 7 countries. So far, 2 cases have been reported. Not two thousand, not two hundred; TWO.
The Carter Center’s mission is to “wage peace, fight disease, build hope.” And, perhaps, to serve as an example.
Thank you, #PresidentCarter #JimmyCarter
(4/end)
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“Just stay out of the water when the worm is emerging” may sound simple, but how do you ensure that people in pain can get the water they need? How do you help people filter their drinking water?
In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases in 20 countries across Africa and into Pakistan and India. By 1995, that had dropped to under 130K. In 2006, about 25,000. (3/4)
#JimmyCarter
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“Just stay out of the water when the worm is emerging” may sound simple, but how do you ensure that people in pain can get the water they need? How do you help people filter their drinking water?
In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases in 20 countries across Africa and into Pakistan and India. By 1995, that had dropped to under 130K. In 2006, about 25,000. (3/4)
#JimmyCarter
#GuineaWorm -
“Just stay out of the water when the worm is emerging” may sound simple, but how do you ensure that people in pain can get the water they need? How do you help people filter their drinking water?
In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases in 20 countries across Africa and into Pakistan and India. By 1995, that had dropped to under 130K. In 2006, about 25,000. (3/4)
#JimmyCarter
#GuineaWorm -
“Just stay out of the water when the worm is emerging” may sound simple, but how do you ensure that people in pain can get the water they need? How do you help people filter their drinking water?
In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases in 20 countries across Africa and into Pakistan and India. By 1995, that had dropped to under 130K. In 2006, about 25,000. (3/4)
#JimmyCarter
#GuineaWorm -
“Just stay out of the water when the worm is emerging” may sound simple, but how do you ensure that people in pain can get the water they need? How do you help people filter their drinking water?
In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases in 20 countries across Africa and into Pakistan and India. By 1995, that had dropped to under 130K. In 2006, about 25,000. (3/4)
#JimmyCarter
#GuineaWorm -
Its month-long emergence is intensely painful; infections associated with the wound it creates are fatal 1% of the time.
In the 1980s, there were no drugs, no vaccines, no treatments for #GuineaWorm disease. There still aren’t. But #JimmyCarter fostered efforts around the world for prevention: helping communities where the disease was endemic find ways to interrupt the life cycle of the parasite. (2/x)
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Its month-long emergence is intensely painful; infections associated with the wound it creates are fatal 1% of the time.
In the 1980s, there were no drugs, no vaccines, no treatments for #GuineaWorm disease. There still aren’t. But #JimmyCarter fostered efforts around the world for prevention: helping communities where the disease was endemic find ways to interrupt the life cycle of the parasite. (2/x)
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Its month-long emergence is intensely painful; infections associated with the wound it creates are fatal 1% of the time.
In the 1980s, there were no drugs, no vaccines, no treatments for #GuineaWorm disease. There still aren’t. But #JimmyCarter fostered efforts around the world for prevention: helping communities where the disease was endemic find ways to interrupt the life cycle of the parasite. (2/x)
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Its month-long emergence is intensely painful; infections associated with the wound it creates are fatal 1% of the time.
In the 1980s, there were no drugs, no vaccines, no treatments for #GuineaWorm disease. There still aren’t. But #JimmyCarter fostered efforts around the world for prevention: helping communities where the disease was endemic find ways to interrupt the life cycle of the parasite. (2/x)
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Its month-long emergence is intensely painful; infections associated with the wound it creates are fatal 1% of the time.
In the 1980s, there were no drugs, no vaccines, no treatments for #GuineaWorm disease. There still aren’t. But #JimmyCarter fostered efforts around the world for prevention: helping communities where the disease was endemic find ways to interrupt the life cycle of the parasite. (2/x)
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Guinea worm: Near-eradication of a debilitating parasitic disease is a pillar of Carter's legacy
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/22/health/jimmy-carter-guinea-worm/index.html
#jimmycarter #guineaworm #health #healthywater #presidentcarter #hero #habitatforhumanity
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Guinea worm: Near-eradication of a debilitating parasitic disease is a pillar of Carter's legacy
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/22/health/jimmy-carter-guinea-worm/index.html
#jimmycarter #guineaworm #health #healthywater #presidentcarter #hero #habitatforhumanity