ALTHOUGH health and wellness outcomes like life expectancy continue improving, “cross-border development assistance for health is falling,” according to World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Cooperation ...

Late former President Jimmy Carter had the goal of ending guinea worm disease for 38 years. Now, his goal is almost at the finish line.

JARWENG, South Sudan (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing t ...

“It also positions Niger as a model for the elimination of neglected tropic diseases in Africa. The country previously demonstrated its leadership in public health by eliminating Guinea-worm ...

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