Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed
Carter leaves behind a legacy of tackling diseases affecting the poor in remote areas — notably Guinea worm disease. "He really put Guinea worm and other neglected tropical diseases on the map," says ...
www.npr.org
December 30, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Everybody can reply
2 reposts
5 likes
When people work together, diseases get eliminated! #guineaworm http://www.beyondthepetridish.com/2015/05/countdown-to-zero-humankind-is-about-to.html?m=1
WordPress.com
WordPress.com is the best place for your personal blog or...
www.beyondthepetridish.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Everybody can reply
Jimmy Carter, Who Has Died at Age 100, Spared Millions of People from Guinea Worm, a Debilitating Parasite
Former president Jimmy Carter’s charity has helped transform Guinea worm from a disease that used to infect millions to one that infects fewer than a dozen
www.scientificamerican.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Everybody can reply
1 reposts
2 likes
RIP Jimmy Carter a gentle giant amongst your presidential peers. One of your greatest achievements was supporting the virtual elimination of #guineaworm from Africa, thereby reducing the suffering of millions. No longer do you see people winding a worm on a matchstick from a sore. 🛟🧪#publichealth
December 29, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Everybody can reply
1 reposts
6 likes
Here's why I respect former President Jimmy Carter... #guineaworm
December 30, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Everybody can reply
Jimmy Carter didn't quite outlast #GuineaWorm, but not for lack of trying. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed
Carter targeted diseases primarily affecting the poor in remote areas — notably "Guinea worm disease." Because of his commitment, case numbers plummeted from 3.6 million a year to just 13 in 2022.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Everybody can reply
2 reposts
23 likes
This horrifying parasite is almost extinct thanks to global health efforts. But this is what Guinea worm used to do to millions. (VC: #guineaworm #parasites #tropicalmedicine #publichealth #medicaltiktok
July 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Everybody can reply
Great parody (right?) RT @carlzimmer File under "I only find out about this now???": Save the Guinea Worm Foundation. http://www.deadlysins.com/guineaworm/index.htm
Save the Guinea Worm Foundation — Seven Deadly Sins
Defending the world's most endangered species.
www.deadlysins.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:47 AM
Everybody can reply
If Jimmy Carter is still alive in October they should give him another Nobel Peace Prize for Guineaworm
August 27, 2024 at 5:59 AM
Everybody can reply
It’s incredible to think that just 30 years ago there were 3.5 million cases of #GuineaWorm disease globally every year.
In each of the last four years, there have been 15 cases or less. We are on the brink of an historic achievement.
In each of the last four years, there have been 15 cases or less. We are on the brink of an historic achievement.
April 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Everybody can reply
21 reposts
2 quotes
60 likes
In the late 1980s, the Guinea worm eradication campaign gets a logo!
It shows (I think) a person whose leg has been injured by the disease, a Guinea worm wrapped around a stick (the traditional method of removing the parasite!), and a representation of larvae in drinking water.
It shows (I think) a person whose leg has been injured by the disease, a Guinea worm wrapped around a stick (the traditional method of removing the parasite!), and a representation of larvae in drinking water.
January 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Everybody can reply
3 likes
And now I'm thinking of the myriad awkward/inappropriate/morbid stories about #ebola, #guineaworm, other #infectiousdiseases... and other shenanigans - e.g. being put on trial in someone else's stead in #SouthSudan, the most mundane case, re: stealing a #bicycle (that i did not in fact steal) 🙄
July 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Everybody can reply
1 likes
If #IlDouche does anything 1% as important and lasting as this, as president or after, I will probably die of shock.
#JimmyCarter
#GuineaWorm
#JimmyCarter
#GuineaWorm
Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed
Carter leaves behind a legacy of tackling diseases affecting the poor in remote areas — notably Guinea worm disease. "He really put Guinea worm and other neglected tropical diseases on the map," says ...
www.npr.org
December 31, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Everybody can reply
3 likes
It's a rare thing, but when we get a chance to tell a story that inspires and nurtures us, we must tell it. Excited to share what’s coming next…
#ThePresidentAndTheDragon #Storytelling #DocumentaryFilm #peopleinnature #travel #southsudan #guineaworm #reddigitalcinema #remotetribes
#ThePresidentAndTheDragon #Storytelling #DocumentaryFilm #peopleinnature #travel #southsudan #guineaworm #reddigitalcinema #remotetribes
October 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Everybody can reply
1 likes
Infection Control - #Africa - Health Warriors Use Education to Fight Guinea Worm Disease:#GuineaWorm
huffingtonpost.com/entry/guinea-w…
huffingtonpost.com/entry/guinea-w…
These Health Warriors Are Using Education To End A Disease
They're winning the fight against Guinea worm -- not with medicine, but with community empowerment.
www.huffingtonpost.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Everybody can reply
1 likes
Eradicating #GuineaWorm will be testament to decades of effort, including major improvements to #water security across the globe. -- Millions had this disease in the 80s. Jimmy Carter's goal to end it now in sight. TY to the Carter Center + many others. www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
Millions had this disease in the 80s. Jimmy Carter's goal to end it now in sight.
Guinea worm takes refuge in a dwindling number of remote villages in Africa.
www.usatoday.com
July 31, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Everybody can reply
File under, "I only find out about this now???": Save the Guinea Worm Foundation. http://www.deadlysins.com/guineaworm/index.htm
Save the Guinea Worm Foundation — Seven Deadly Sins
Defending the world's most endangered species.
www.deadlysins.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Everybody can reply
RIP #JimmyCarter
You will be missed. Our world needs more leaders like you
*Humble proactive global peacekeeping @Cartercentre
*House builder with @HabitatforHumanity
*Health equity #GuineaWorm
Honoured to meet 2002 @Emoryuni + share my childhood experience having guinea worm in #Karamoja Uganda
You will be missed. Our world needs more leaders like you
*Humble proactive global peacekeeping @Cartercentre
*House builder with @HabitatforHumanity
*Health equity #GuineaWorm
Honoured to meet 2002 @Emoryuni + share my childhood experience having guinea worm in #Karamoja Uganda
The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.
Carter will lie in state in the Capitol until his funeral on Thursday. Watch live: to.pbs.org/4a8Immd
📸: Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters
Carter will lie in state in the Capitol until his funeral on Thursday. Watch live: to.pbs.org/4a8Immd
📸: Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters
January 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Everybody can reply
1 likes
Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed
#GuineaWorm
#NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/23/1158358366/jimmy-carter-took-on-the-awful-guinea-worm-when-no-one-else-would-and-he-triumph
#GuineaWorm
#NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/23/1158358366/jimmy-carter-took-on-the-awful-guinea-worm-when-no-one-else-would-and-he-triumph
December 30, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Everybody can reply
Hi is hanging on, waiting for confiirmation that he has outlived the last Guineaworm.
August 22, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Everybody can reply
2 likes
Carter: I have Guineaworm. Call an ambulance... for the worm.
December 30, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Everybody can reply
Vaccines have such a long history of success, to deny them is to deny history -- vaccines eradicated or controlled many diseases and saved lives.
#measles #smallpox #polio #malaria #mumps #rubella #Rinderpest #Guineaworm #LymphaticFilariasis #Cysticercosis #Covid #antivaxxer
#measles #smallpox #polio #malaria #mumps #rubella #Rinderpest #Guineaworm #LymphaticFilariasis #Cysticercosis #Covid #antivaxxer
December 13, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Everybody can reply
2 likes
From 3.5 Million to a Dozen: The Unseen Battle Against a Parasite Without a Vaccine
#GuineaWorm #PublicHealth #Eradication #CarterCenter #GlobalHealth #FactRage #FactRageNews
tglm.us/s0nPS
#GuineaWorm #PublicHealth #Eradication #CarterCenter #GlobalHealth #FactRage #FactRageNews
tglm.us/s0nPS
The Guinea Worm Eradication Campaign: A Low-Tech Triumph Nears a Historic Finish
"The global Guinea worm eradication campaign is on the verge of history, having reduced cases by 99.99% without a vaccine. But a new challenge has emerged."
tglm.us
August 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Everybody can reply
Among the many achievements of the great #JimmyCarter, is the campaign to eradicate #GuineaWorm, waged by the Carter Center. This year, just 7 cases have been recorded in humans, while animal infections continue to raise concern
December 30, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Everybody can reply
2 likes