Tag: Guinea worm disease

  • Carter’s legacy is centered on near-eradication of a disease

    Former US President Jimmy Carter’s efforts have helped eliminate Guinea worm disease in 17 countries and averted at least 8 crore cases among the “world’s poorest and most neglected people”, the Carter Centre said. There were only 13 cases of the disease recorded by the centre in 2015, it added. The disease is spread through…