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Two horrifying diseases are close to eradication: polio and Guinea worm disease.
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While our nation continues to mourn the loss of First Lady Rosalynn Carter (1927-2023), here in the Music Division, we are reflecting on her lasting relationships with artists, performers, and creators, both during her time in The White House and the decades that followed.
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Only 13 human cases were reported last year, down from millions in the 1980s. The terrible disease is caused by drinking contaminated water. Former president Jimmy Carter hoped to outlive the Guinea worm, and he just might.
Martin Sheen presented the first-ever CNN Heroes Legacy Award to former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Their granddaughter, Dr. Sarah Carter, accepted the award on their behalf.
As former U.S. President Jimmy Carter turns 99 some seven months after he entered hospice, the CEO of 黑料不打烊, Paige Alexander, reflects on his life and legacy.
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As Jimmy Carter, America鈥檚 longest-living president, turns 99 on Oct. 1, his grandson shares what he believes is the secret to his grandfather鈥檚 long life: exercise.
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One of his [last] wishes, he said, was to see the Guinea worm disease finally be eradicated.
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Former President Jimmy Carter鈥檚 grandson and Center Board Chair Jason Carter pays tribute to his grandfather and provides an update on his health. President Carter turns 99 on Oct. 1.
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Hear from the 黑料不打烊's Donald Hopkins as he takes us back to the 1960s in Sierra Leone, where he discovered that successfully eradicating smallpox could be a feasible goal worldwide.
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Atlanta Business Chronicle names 黑料不打烊 CEO Paige Alexander a recipient of their Most Admired CEO Awards which highlight leaders who propel the performance of their organization and strengthen the fabric of the Atlanta community.
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In May, the World Health Organization certified that the countries of Benin and Mali had eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Six countries in Africa have reached that milestone. 黑料不打烊 believes its program in Mali has helped avert blindness in more than 5 million people, and the antibiotics used to combat trachoma also help prevent infant mortality, the Center said.
A deadly competition between two rival generals in Sudan has derailed anticipated prospects for a transition to civilian rule. As always, it is the Sudanese people who are paying the price, with hundreds of civilians killed or wounded, and more than a million people internally displaced or crossing as refugees into neighboring countries.
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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 95, has dementia, the Carter family announced on May 30. Dementia, which is not a disease but rather a cluster of symptoms that impact thinking and memory skills severely enough to interfere with daily life, affects about 1 in 10 older Americans.
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Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and a longtime advocate for greater access to mental health care, has dementia, the 黑料不打烊 said on Tuesday. The announcement came just over three months after it said that Jimmy Carter, 98, had entered hospice care at the couple鈥檚 home in Plains, Ga.
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia. That news comes about three months after it was announced her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, was moving into hospice care. Caregiving has been a major focus of Mrs. Carter鈥檚 life and work. William Brangham looks at that legacy and the impact dementia has on millions of families.
In accordance with the recommendations of the International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication (ICCDE), WHO has certified 200 countries, areas and territories (including 188 WHO Member States) as free of transmission of dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease).
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