In the 1980s, UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. Joining them in that fight: former President Jimmy Carter. In June 2023, Mariam, a Sudanese refugee from the ...

In a recent report published in the journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), researchers summarise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) progress toward globally ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the 1980s, 3.5 million human cases of Guinea worm were reported. In 2025, only 10 human cases were reported, ...

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File photo: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter tries to comfort 6-year-old Ruhama Issah at Savelugu Hospital as a Carter Center technical assistant dresses Issah's extremely painful Guinea worm wound.

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 ...