Carter Center News: March 2022

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.     Dedicated Team Tames Trachoma in Ethiopia Dedicated health workers in the Amhara region of Ethiopia distribute antibiotics and information to combat trachoma, a bacterial eye disease. In spring 2021, each team visited an average of 49 households a day, treating a total of 14.9 million people. Learn more »       Mural Magic | Inform Women, Transform Lives The 12 cities in the Carter Center’s global Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign painted beautiful murals and came up with other creative ways to spread the word about the importance of women’s access to public information. Watch the video »       Doctor’s Long Career in Public Health Leads to Center At The Carter Center, we talk about helping the most marginalized people, said Dr. Kashef Ijaz, vice president for health programs. “I have lived at the end of the dusty road,” he said. “It’s hard work, but it’s where you can find the majority of the population in this world.” Learn more »       Digital Threats Michael Baldassaro, data scientist for the Carter Center’s peace programs, argues that the Russia-Ukraine conflict should prompt renewed attempts to develop a Digital Geneva Convention. Read the blog »       Podcast | Two Nations, One Island The Carter Center’s Greg Noland joined the Global Institute for Disease Elimination’s Aïssatou Diawara for a conversation about efforts to eliminate malaria and lymphatic filariasis from the island of Hispaniola, home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Listen now »       Apply Now: Carter Center Graduate Assistantships Center graduate assistants come from around the world and make vital contributions in three main areas: peace, health, and operations. Deadline to apply is April 7. Learn more »     Donate Now   |   Forward   |   Subscribe   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2020, 94% 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 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2022 All rights reserved.

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Eye of the Eagle, Vol. 23, 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.     Brazil, Venezuela Share Achievements at IACO 2021 Brazil and Venezuela are using data and creativity to illuminate the shortest path to river blindness transmission elimination in the dense Amazon Rainforest, the last remaining area of active transmission in the Americas. The countries reported progress at the 31st InterAmerican Conference on Onchocerciasis (IACO), held virtually Nov. 3–4, 2021. The conference included participants from current and formerly endemic country programs, The Carter Center and its Onchocerciasis Elimination Program for the Americas, donors, and other partner institutions. Meeting participants discussed progress, challenges, and novel solutions to achieve transmission elimination in the Yanomami Focus Area. Read the full article on page two »       Residents in Uganda Discuss Strides Made in Their District Moyo district in Uganda’s Madi-Mid North focus has come a long way in its fight against river blindness. Fred Matalocu, 65, is old enough to remember how river blindness once devastated his community. Because of the itching, vision loss, and skin damage caused by the infection, people had to avoid farming near the rivers and the many other small streams in the area. And it affected him directly. After 28 years of treatments with Mectizan® (donated by Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA), the entire Madi-Mid North focus has reached the status of “transmission interruption suspected” — a major step toward eventual elimination. Read the full article on page three »       Graders at Gondar Center Use Photos to Diagnose Trachoma While trachoma is most found in rural communities, the fight against the disease also takes place in a small, dark room on the campus of the University of Gondar in Ethiopia. Researchers at the Gondar Grading Center (GGC), viewing photographic images of the inner eyelid, are helping the Trachoma Control Program in Amhara and international academic institutions better understand the symptoms and characteristics of trachoma in the region, the country, and across Africa. Read the full article on page eight »       Also In This Edition ... States in Nigeria Reach ‘Transmission Eliminated’ » Partners Key to Nigeria’s Success » 11 Uganda Foci Have Eliminated River Blindness » USAID Support Sustains Success in Latin America » River Blindness Veteran Receives Award » Ethiopia Halts MDA in Jimma Zone » Joint Effort Provides Surgeries in South Sudan » Fellow Helps Amhara Lab » Students Contribute While Learning » Dawd Handles Finances with Patience » Guinea Worm Update » Staff Present on NTDs »   Donate Now   |   Forward   |   Subscribe   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2020, 94% 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 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2022 All rights reserved.

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International Women's Day

Happy International Women's Day! As we celebrate this day, we wanted to share with you our newest video showcasing the creative messaging efforts of the first 12 cities in our Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign.

Happy International Women's Day! As we celebrate this day, we wanted to share with you our newest video showcasing the creative messaging efforts of the first 12 cities in our Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign. WATCH THE VIDEO » This week the campaign launches in 12 additional cities. Please join us in welcoming Birmingham, U.K.; Bogota; Dhaka North; Casablanca; Freetown; Maputo; Montevideo; Nairobi; Paris; Santo Domingo; Tunis; and Washington D.C. Over the course of the next year, these cities will work to inform women about services that help build economic empowerment, increase access to health care, and support survivors of gender-based violence, among many other transformational benefits. Thank you for continuing your support of women's right to information.   Forward to a Friend   |   Like Us on Facebook In FY2020, 94% 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 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2022 All rights reserved.

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Guinea Worm Wrap-Up #285

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 #285.   OPEN THE GUINEA WORM WRAP-UP » Synopsis of Recent Developments ETHIOPIA HOLDS ANNUAL PROGRAM REVIEW The Ethiopia Dracunculiasis Eradication Program (EDEP) held its 26th Annual Review Meeting virtually on January 25-26. During the meeting, it was reported that between 2020 and 2021, the EDEP reduced human Guinea worm cases by 91% (from 11 to 1), and Guinea worm infections in animals by 80% (from 15 to 3). Full Report » CHAD HOLDS ANNUAL PROGRAM REVIEW The Chad Guinea Worm Eradication Program (CGWEP) held its annual Program Review in N’Djamena on February 2-3. The CGWEP provisionally reduced the number of human Guinea worm cases by 42% (from 12 to 7) and the number of animal infections by 47% (from 1,571 to 832) in 2021. Full Report » CAMEROON-CHAD BORDER Cameroon ended indigenous transmission of Guinea worm disease in 1997, was certified by WHO as Guinea worm-free in 2007, and reported no Guinea worm infections in 2008-2018. It has since reported one human case of Guinea worm disease (uncontained) in 2019; one human case (uncontained), five infected dogs (0 contained), and one infected cat (uncontained) in 2020; and 10 infected dogs (10 contained) in 2021. Full Report » MALI HOLDS ANNUAL PROGRAM REVIEW The Mali Guinea Worm Eradication Program (MGWEP) held its annual Program Review meeting in Bamako, with some participants joining virtually, on February 8-9. Mali reported two Guinea worm cases (one contained) in humans and 17 confirmed animal infections (11 contained) in 2021, which is a 90% increase from the one human case and 9 infected dogs reported in 2020. Full Report » ANGOLA: NO GUINEA WORM FOUND IN 22 MONTHS During WHO-supported pre-certification surveillance activities and case searches, a girl with Guinea worm disease was unexpectedly discovered in Angola in 2018. Angolan health authorities, with WHO assistance, detected a second human case and an infected dog in 2019, and another human case in 2020. WHO declared Angola officially endemic after the case in the third consecutive year. Full Report » DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has readied its dossier for submission to the World Health Organization to request certification of the country as free of dracunculiasis transmission. DRC is poised to be considered by the International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication at its next meeting, which is likely to be held by July 2022. 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 FY2020, 94% 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 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 420-5100 | www.cartercenter.org © 2022 All rights reserved.

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