How Jimmy Carter helped to nearly wipe out Guinea worm disease

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How Jimmy Carter helped to practically wipe the horrific Guinea worm parasite off the face of the earth

The world has former President Jimmy Carter to thank for nearly eliminating the Guinea worm disease off the face of the Earth.

Since 1986, The Carter Center, a non-profit organization founded by Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter, has led the international campaign to annihilate Guinea worm disease in people. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention When Jimmy Carter began leading the global effort to eradicate the disease in 1986 with the help of partners including the World Health Organization and the CDC, an estimated 3.5 million human cases of Guinea worm were found annually in 21 countries in Africa and Asia.

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