Carter Center News: June 2020

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.     Ethiopians Fight Guinea Worm Disease on All Fronts A cluster of villages in remote western Ethiopia is applying creative strategies to protect humans and animals from Guinea worm disease, and their diligence is paying off. Learn more »       Human Rights Program Tapped for COVID-19 Prevention Carter Center-supported art workshops and contests have empowered youth in the Democratic Republic of Congo to advocate for nonviolent, democratic change. Now they are being used to halt the spread of coronavirus. Learn more »       Disease Is No Match for Sudanese Doctor Dr. Nabil Aziz Awad Alla, the Carter Center's longtime country representative in Sudan, has not lived the quiet life of a pencil-pushing administrator. He's a hands-on boss who prefers to look his people in the eye and observe situations directly. Read his story »       Paige Alexander Starts as New CEO Effective June 16, 2020, Paige Alexander begins her tenure as the Carter Center’s new chief executive officer. She succeeds Ambassador (ret.) Mary Ann Peters and is charged with leading the Center into its next era of building peace, health, and hope for the world’s poorest people. Learn more »       Native American Voting Challenges The Carter Center recently hosted a roundtable discussion on the challenges faced by Native American communities concerning their participation in the upcoming 2020 local, state, and federal elections. Watch the video »       Read Our Latest Annual Report With help from donors like you, The Carter Center seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. Our latest annual report shares achievements from the past year and how we are carefully stewarding donor support. Read the report »     Donate Now   |   Forward   |   Subscribe   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2018-19, 91% 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 © 2020 All rights reserved.

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Statement from Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

Rosalynn and I are pained by the tragic racial injustices and consequent backlash across our nation in recent weeks.

Dear Good, Rosalynn and I are pained by the tragic racial injustices and consequent backlash across our nation in recent weeks. Our hearts are with the victims’ families and all who feel hopeless in the face of pervasive racial discrimination and outright cruelty. We all must shine a spotlight on the immorality of racial discrimination. But violence, whether spontaneous or consciously incited, is not a solution. As a white male of the South, I know all too well the impact of segregation and injustice to African Americans. As a politician, I felt a responsibility to bring equity to my state and our country. In my 1971 inaugural address as Georgia’s governor, I said: “The time for racial discrimination is over.” With great sorrow and disappointment, I repeat those words today, nearly five decades later. Dehumanizing people debases us all; humanity is beautifully and almost infinitely diverse. The bonds of our common humanity must overcome the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. Since leaving the White House in 1981, Rosalynn and I have strived to advance human rights in countries around the world. In this quest, we have seen that silence can be as deadly as violence. People of power, privilege, and moral conscience must stand up and say “no more” to a racially discriminatory police and justice system, immoral economic disparities between whites and blacks, and government actions that undermine our unified democracy. We are responsible for creating a world of peace and equality for ourselves and future generations. We need a government as good as its people, and we are better than this. Sincerely, Jimmy Carter Co-Founder and Trustee The Carter Center Forward to a Friend   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2018-19, 91% 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 © 2020 All rights reserved.

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Guinea Worm Wrap-Up #268

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 #268.   OPEN THE GUINEA WORM WRAP-UP » Synopsis of Recent Developments CHAD: TURNING THE TIDE? Chad’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program has reported a provisional total of 551 dogs with Guinea worm infections in January-April 2020, compared to 722 infected dogs reported in the same period of 2019, making for a provisional year-to-date reduction of 24%. Full Report » ETHIOPIA FINDS NEW SUSPECTED HUMAN CASES After two consecutive years without any reported human cases of Guinea worm disease, Ethiopia’s Dracunculiasis Eradication Program has reported a total of seven suspect cases in Duli, Metaget Dipach, and Wadmaro villages of Gog district in Gambella Region from April 2-23, 2020. Full Report » MALI FINDS A HUMAN CASE AFTER FOUR YEARS After detecting no human cases during 2016-2019, Mali’s Guinea Worm Eradication Program has reported one confirmed case of Guinea worm disease in a human in 2020. During the four years without any human cases, Mali reported 11 infected dogs in 2016, 9 dogs and 1 cat in 2017, 18 dogs and 2 cats in 2018, and 8 dogs and 1 cat in 2019. Full Report » ONE CONFIRMED CASE IN ANGOLA On April 14, 2020, Angolan health authorities informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that they had discovered a suspect case of Guinea worm disease on March 29, 2020. The worm specimen was preserved from a 15-year-old boy in the village of Ofenda in Namacunde municipality of Cunene Province. Full Report » WHO HELPS SUDAN PREPARE FOR CERTIFICATION Sudan is the only country in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region yet to be certified free of Guinea worm transmission. With the goal of helping Sudan prepare to meet the criteria, a recent WHO mission to Sudan in November 2019 recommended that the country focus on strengthening surveillance, raising nationwide awareness of Guinea worm disease, supplying a cash reward for reporting a case, and conducting active case searches in previously endemic communities and at-risk border areas. Full Report » COVID-19 AND GUINEA WORM ERADICATION In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has issued guidance to ministries of health and their respective Neglected Tropical Disease programs, stressing the importance of hand hygiene, physical distancing, and respiratory etiquette, among other measures, to reduce the spread of COVID-19. National ministries of health will decide how to adapt public health services and programs during the current crisis. 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 FY2018-19, 91% 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 © 2020 All rights reserved.

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