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For more than 3,000 years, Guinea worm disease has tormented victims all over the world, spreading through contaminated water and putting untold millions through weeks of agony as 3-foot-long parasitic worms emerge through blisters on the skin.

GUINEA WORM IS FINALLY ON THE VERGE OF ERADICATION! DONATE NOW TO HELP US FINISH THE JOB » Dear Good, For more than 3,000 years, Guinea worm disease has tormented people all over the world, spreading through contaminated water and putting untold millions through weeks of agony as 3-foot-long parasitic worms emerge through blisters on the skin. There is no vaccine to prevent it and no medicine to treat it. But after three decades of effort led by The Carter Center, we are on the verge of worldwide eradication. In 1986, we started with 3.5 million cases in 21 countries and now we are down to only 30 in two countries! Partners like you helped us find and treat the thousands of stagnant ponds and streams that harbored the worm. And you helped us teach millions of adults and children how the worm spreads and how to avoid catching it. Now Guinea worm stands on the brink of joining smallpox as the only diseases in human history ever to be eradicated. HERE’S HOW YOU HELPED BRING GUINEA WORM TO THE EDGE Letting South Sudan villagers see for themselves the infected water fleas that contaminate their river-drawn drinking water helps drive home the lesson about Guinea worm’s source. The result is a ready willingness to use Carter Center-distributed cloth water filters at home and portable pipe filters when drinking directly from a stream or pond. DONATE NOW TO END GUINEA WORM FOREVER » Because of your support, we estimate that at least 80 million people have been spared from Guinea worm disease. And, as a side benefit, thousands of villages now have health care delivery systems where networks of volunteers deliver education and medicines that treat and prevent other debilitating neglected diseases. But the final Guinea worm cases are proving the most difficult to detect and eliminate. If we don’t get that done, Guinea worm disease will assuredly come back, once more ruining lives and destroying hope. Please take a moment now to continue your support of our efforts. Your contribution will help us end this disease forever and will be an investment in the prevention and treatment of other diseases that threaten the poorest of the poor. At the individual level, where Guinea worm does its terrible damage, you will relieve an extraordinary amount of suffering. Sincerely, Jimmy Carter Co-Founder and Trustee The Carter Center P.S. Your support can help us finish the job of ending Guinea worm disease forever and help free millions from the neglected diseases that threaten pain, disability, and continued poverty. DONATE NOW TO HELP END GUINEA WORM DISEASE AND BRING HOPE TO THE WORLD’S POOREST PEOPLE » Donate Now   |   Forward to a Friend   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2016-17, 95% of our spending went directly to our peace and health programs. We appreciate the opportunity to communicate with you. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange, or rent your email address. Update Your Preferences or Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2018 All rights reserved.

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