How Jimmy Carter helped to practically wipe the horrific Guinea worm parasite off the face of the earth | Business Insider

Former US President Jimmy Carter played a major role in nearly wiping out the Guinea worm disease.Cases of the parasitic infection plummeted to an all-time low in 2022, thanks to Carter's efforts.The world has former American President Jimmy Carter to thank for nearly eliminating the Guinea worm disease off the face of the Earth.

Since 1986, The Carter Center, a non-profit organisation founded by Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter, has led the international campaign to annihilate Guinea worm disease in people. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention When Jimmy Carter began leading the global effort to eradicate the disease in 1986 with the help of partners including the World Health Organisation and the CDC, an estimated 3.5 million human cases of Guinea worm were found annually in 21 countries in Africa and Asia.

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