As his funeral service begins, a look at Jimmy Carter's Guinea worm legacy
Funeral services begin today for former President Jimmy Carter. He died Sunday, at 100-years-old. Carter brought attention to global health challenges, particularly "neglected" tropical diseases like Guinea worm.
What we know about funeral plans for former President Jimmy Carter
The official state funeral in Washington, DC for former President Jimmy Carter will be held on January 9, the White House confirmed Monday.
Former President Jimmy Carter undertakes final journey
The body of former President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr. has begun a weeklong funeral procession to Carter's final resting place in Plains, Ga.
Everything to Know About Jimmy Carter’s Funeral Services
The official state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will take place on Jan. 9 in Washington, D.C., following days of services and ceremonies to honor the 39th President.President Joe Biden declared Jan.
Jimmy Carter's funeral services begin with trek to childhood home, Atlanta
Former President Jimmy Carter's week-long state funeral services began Saturday morning with a trek to his childhood home and the Carter Presidential Center.
Under the baobab: Former President Jimmy Carter remembered as ‘one of the best’
He founded The Carter Center, which has successfully supervised dozens of peaceful elections around the world. The Center Center is primarily responsible for the eradication of guinea worm, which infected nearly 4 million people in Africa and Asia in 1986.
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Jimmy Carter wanted to see Guinea worm disease eliminated. He came very close.
Jimmy Carter hoped to outlive the Guinea worm — and he came achingly close. Carter helped lead a decades-long campaign ...
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Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and triumphed
I would like to see Guinea worm completely eradicated before I die,” Carter said at a news conference in 2015. “I’d like for ...
Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease a top mission
Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing ...
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Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Includes Near-Eradication of Guinea Worm
The former president changed global health by sparing millions of people from Guinea worm, river blindness and other ...
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Friendly guinea pig waiting months at Florida shelter for forever home
Will Smith is a young guinea pig who was transferred to the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast from a different shelter ...
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Carter took on the Guinea worm when no one else would — and triumphed
On a 2007 visit to Savelugu Hospital in Ghana, President Jimmy Carter asks a group of children if they've had Guinea worm. A ...
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Jimmy Carter wanted to see Guinea worm disease eradicated. He came very close.
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 ...
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In New Guinea, There’s A Bird That Can Poison You With Its Feathers
When researcher and bird expert Jack Dumbacher was mist-netting in New Guinea, his team accidentally caught a lot of hooded ...