Guinea worms are long, white parasites that emerge from the legs of infected people through painful blisters. CDC/Wikimedia Commons A painful, parasitic disease that once infected 3.5 million people ...

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 ...

Children collect daily family water needs from new boreholes, which supply filtered water free of guinea worm larvae. (Photo by Louise Gubb/Corbis via Getty Images) This week, the world celebrated the ...

"The President and the Dragon,' premiering today, looks at Carter's momentous decision to try and wipe out a devastating and neglected disease. We spoke to writer and co-director Waleed Eltayeb.

Jimmy Carter redefined what a president can do after departing the White House, leaving a lasting imprint through his work overseas, particularly in the realm of public health. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg ...

When in 1988 former US President Jimmy Carter toured Denchira and Elevanyo, two villages near Accra, Ghana, he noticed a young woman who appeared to be cradling a baby. Carter approached her for a ...

Former President Jimmy Carter worked for decades to eradicate Guinea worm disease around the world. Whereas 3.5 million cases of the painful parasitic infection were recorded in 1986, preliminary data ...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter addresses Ghanaian children outside Savelugu Hospital, asking "Who here has had Guinea worm disease?" Amid the scorching heat of peak dry season, President Carter ...

Carter leaves behind a legacy of tackling diseases affecting the poor in remote areas — notably Guinea worm disease. "He really put Guinea worm... Jimmy Carter took great pride in pointing out that ...

Jimmy Carter took great pride in pointing out that the United States didn’t start any new wars during his term as president. But after he left office, he launched a war against “neglected” diseases — ...