The Carter Center and BASF continue to work together to make medical history in Africa. The latest donation of nearly 6,000 liters of the BASF larvicide ABATE® will be used to combat Guinea worm and river blindness, two neglected tropical diseases that prey on some of the world’s most disadvantaged communities. Both campaigns are on the verge of accomplishing public …
The Carter Center Blog
September 13, 2012, 12:04 pm
Making Medical History: BASF Donation Helps Stop Two Neglected Diseases
By The Carter Center
August 15, 2012, 10:00 am
Additional Air Dates Set for “Foul Water Fiery Serpent” Guinea Worm Documentary
By The Carter Center
An additional air date has been added across the U.S. for “Foul Water Fiery Serpent,” an independent documentary feature film that follows dedicated health workers — including Carter Center staff and national health partners, as well as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter — engaged in a final battle to eradicate Guinea worm disease in Africa. The film will air Aug. …
May 4, 2012, 9:14 am
Sudan Announces River Blindness Success in Abu Hamad
By The Carter Center
The Republic of Sudan has won a long-fought battle against river blindness in Abu Hamad, the most isolated focus area in the world. That the government, with help from The Carter Center and partners, has stopped transmission of this debilitating disease in a remote community of more than 100,000 is an inspiring health success for Sudan, for Africa, and for …
January 3, 2012, 11:57 am
Building Better Lives, Brick by Brick
By The Carter Center
The Carter Center works in some of the world’s most remote and impoverished communities. These are areas beyond where the road ends, with no power grid, and limited access to outside markets. For health workers striving to eliminate Guinea worm disease in South Sudan, this means many essential items, like building supplies for a new case containment center, are virtually …
July 5, 2011, 1:21 pm
Health Workers Overcome Logistical Challenges to Battle Guinea Worm in Southern Sudan
By The Carter Center
With approximately 95 percent of the world’s remaining Guinea worm cases, South Sudan looks to be the final battleground in the fight to wipe out this debilitating worm worldwide. The Southern Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program, together with The Carter Center, has almost 10,000 dedicated local health workers on the ground, working everywhere from the bustling capital of Juba to …
January 10, 2011, 3:11 pm
Carter Center Observers Monitor Southern Sudan Referendum on Self-Determination
By Deborah Hakes
Carter Center observers remain deployed across Sudan and in out-of-country voting locations as voting continues in the referendum on the self-determination of Southern Sudan. Here are images from across Juba on days one and two of voting.
January 6, 2011, 1:01 pm
Sudan Referendum Begins Jan. 9; Observers Prepare to Deploy
By Deborah Hakes
Deborah Hakes is assistant director of public information for The Carter Center.
More than 100 Carter Center observers will be deployed across Sudan and in eight out-of-country voting locations to witness voting in the referendum for the self-determination of Southern Sudan, as part of one of the Center’s largest observation missions. Most observers are currently being briefed in Juba, Sudan, …
December 29, 2010, 3:30 pm
Carter Center Prepares to Observe Sudan Referendum
By The Carter Center
The people of South Sudan will vote beginning Jan. 9 to decide whether they wish to remain unified with the North or to form a separate country. Hear more about the significance of the upcoming referendum, the challenges ahead, and the Carter Center’s contribution to the process:
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Read “Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Joseph Warioba, …
November 15, 2010, 11:02 am
Guinea Worm Eradication Campaign in Southern Sudan Makes Progress, Faces Challenges
By The Carter Center
Despite challenges posed by insecurity in Southern Sudan, the region continues to see major reductions in cases of Guinea worm disease. From January to September 2010, only 1,549* cases were identified compared to 2,523 cases over the same period in 2009.
Sudan ended its peak season for transmission of the water-borne Guinea worm parasite in September, and few additional cases …
April 15, 2010, 10:42 am
Final Day of Voting in Sudan; Carter Center Observes Across Country
By Deborah Hakes
Watch Carter Center observers in Sudan as Sarah Johnson, assistant director of the Democracy Program, explains the significance of these elections and importance of having an observer presence.
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