December 20, 2013, 1:30 pm
By The Carter Center
The success of the Ugandan National Onchocerciasis Program in Abeju means that fewer children will be ostracized because of river blindness.
Many of the benefits of Uganda’s National Onchocerciasis Elimination Program, supported by The Carter Center, are readily apparent: reduced blindness and itching, increased productivity, and better overall health outcomes. For one community in Uganda, however, an additional benefit has …
December 4, 2013, 1:30 pm
By The Carter Center
In early November, The Carter Center reached a trachoma milestone: supporting the distribution of more than 100 million doses of the trachoma-fighting drug Zithromax®, donated by Pfizer Inc. These treatments were provided over the last 11 years to trachoma-endemic communities in six African countries: Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Sudan, and South Sudan.
The 100 millionth dose was distributed in Ethiopia’s …
