Guinea Worm Wrap-Up #259

Good, as The Carter Center counts down to the end of Guinea worm disease, we are pleased to bring you the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guinea Worm Wrap-Up.

Good, as The Carter Center counts down to the end of Guinea worm disease, we are pleased to bring you the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guinea Worm Wrap-Up #259.   OPEN THE GUINEA WORM WRAP-UP » Synopsis of Recent Developments CHAD’S CHALLENGE Chad is now the country with the greatest number of remaining Guinea worms in the world, reporting a total of 2,044 emergent Guinea worms from 1,040 infected dogs, 25 infected cats, and 17 human cases in 2018. Full Report » ARE FINGERLINGS A MAJOR SOURCE OF GUINEA WORM TRANSMISSION? “Fingerlings,” small, juvenile fish which use copepods as a major food source, may be an important link between Guinea worm transmission to animals in Chad, Ethiopia, and Mali. Full Report » MALI: DOG INFECTIONS PRESENT NEW THREAT Following a destructive coup d’etat in 2012, Mali is recovering ground in its twenty-year-long fight against Guinea worm disease. Unfortunately, the program now must address endemic transmission in dogs, despite having stopped reported transmission to humans 3 years prior. Full Report » ETHIOPIA: NO HUMAN CASES REPORTED, 17 ANIMAL INFECTIONS Ethiopia reported no human cases of Guinea worm disease in 2018; however, the Ethiopian Dracunculiasis Eradication Program did detect Guinea worm infections in 11 dogs (6 contained), 5 cats (1 contained), and 1 baboon (uncontained) during the year, for an overall 41% containment of 17 infected animals. Full Report » ANGOLA DISCOVERS A SECOND CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE On January 9, 2019, Angolan authorities informed the World Health Organization that they had found an emerging worm in a 48-year-old female resident of Ndeleme I village in Cuvelai municipality of Cunene Province. Full Report » The Carter Center has been fighting Guinea worm disease since 1986 with a global coalition of partners, including the Ministries of Health of endemic countries, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others. Donate Now   |   Forward to a Friend   |   Subscribe Now   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2016-17, 95% of our spending went directly to our peace and health programs. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange, or rent your email address. Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2019 All rights reserved.

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Eye of the Eagle, Vol. 20, No. 1

Published by The Carter Center, Eye of the Eagle provides news and technical information about river blindness and trachoma intervention activities. Read this edition or browse past editions.     Three Organizations Work to Close Treatment Gap More than 1 billion people — one-sixth of the world’s population — suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), but only 62 percent of those afflicted are receiving care. The global NTD community, including donors, the U.S. government, and pharmaceutical companies, is working to rectify this critical gap and eventually eliminate these diseases. The U.S. Agency for International Development has chosen RTI International, together with The Carter Center and other partners, to implement a five-year program called Act to End NTDs–East. Read the full article on page one »       2018 IACO Focuses on Yanomami The 28th InterAmerican Conference on Onchocerciasis took place Nov. 7–8, 2018, in Antigua, Guatemala. The Carter Center and 45 partners in the Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas reviewed progress toward eliminating onchocerciasis from the Western Hemisphere. The conference’s theme was “Walking with the Yanomami on cross-border health paths to reach the 2022 goal.” Onchocerciasis now affects just 6 percent of the population once at risk in the Americas: 32,467 Yanomami indigenous people living along the Brazil-Venezuela border. Read the full article on page two »       Mortality Study Shows Promise Results from the first phase of a landmark study, Mortality Reduction After Oral Azithromycin, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in April 2018, suggest mass drug administration of the antibiotic could have a significant impact on childhood survival. Read the full article on page four »       Also In This Edition ... River Blindness Elimination Committees Meet » Amhara Schools Implement Trachoma Curriculum » New Approach Revives Sudan TT Surgery Program » WHO Validates Ghana for Trachoma Elimination » Sudan Trachoma Worker Remains Committed » Guinea Worm Disease Update » IZUMI Foundation, Center Fight Schistosomiasis » Center Staff Present at Annual Meeting » Uganda Dedicates NTD Building »   Donate Now   |   Forward   |   Subscribe   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2016-17, 95% of our spending went directly to our peace and health programs. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange, or rent your email address. Update Your Profile or Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2019 All rights reserved.

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Carter Center News: March 2019

Good, thank you for following the work of The Carter Center to advance peace and health worldwide. We appreciate the opportunity to stay in touch with you.     Jungle Paths Lead to Better Health Jungle paths play a key role in the Yanomami worldview, including their concept of health. Learn how The Carter Center is using these pathways to help the indigenous communities in the Amazon Rainforest defeat the last cases of river blindness in the Western Hemisphere. Learn more »       Breaking Down Barriers to Native American Voting Geographic isolation, poverty, and a lack of internet access are some of the barriers to voting discussed at a recent Carter Center conference on Native American participation in U.S. elections. Learn more »       Meet the Unbreakable Antoinette Sainfabe Antoinette Sainfabe of Haiti has been through a lot – a devastating earthquake, homelessness, long-term illness – but a support group convened by The Carter Center helps her keep her head held high. Read her story »       From the CEO: Helping Us Move Ahead in Difficult Times The Carter Center’s work is never easy, even in the best of times, when the world seems eager to embrace efforts seeking peace, health, and hope for people in need. Read the blog »       Mental Health Gains Global Focus The Carter Center Mental Health Program is joining with other organizations to bring attention and resources to mental health care, both in the United States and abroad. Program Director Eve Byrd explains. Read the blog »     Donate Now   |   Forward   |   Subscribe   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2016-17, 95% of our spending went directly to our peace and health programs. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange, or rent your email address. Update Your Profile or Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2019 All rights reserved.

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Live Webcast: "The Delicate Art of Conflict Resolution"

Good, please join us for the final installment of the 2018-19 Conversations at The Carter Center series. Tune in March 14 from 7-8:15 p.m. ET for "The Delicate Art of Conflict Resolution" to learn about the opportunities, challenges, and progress of the Center’s conflict resolution efforts in world hotspots. The Delicate Art of Conflict Resolution Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019, 7-8:15 p.m. ET Location: Live webcast on cartercenter.org Cost: Free WATCH THE WEBCAST ON MARCH 14 AT 7 P.M. ET » For more than 35 years, The Carter Center has worked in the public eye and behind the scenes to help bring an end to conflicts across the globe. Get an inside look at how the Center’s conflict resolution team goes about its work in places like Syria, Sudan, Mali, and more. What principles guide them? What challenges do they face? What does success even look like? Donate Now   |   Forward   |   Subscribe   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2016-17, 95% of our spending went directly to our peace and health programs. We are committed to protecting your privacy and will never sell, exchange, or rent your email address. Update Your Profile or Unsubscribe. The Carter Center | 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2019 All rights reserved.

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