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In early February 2010, a global health unit from PBS's "NewsHour," Public Radio International's "The World," and CNN.com visited Southern Sudan with former U.S. President 麻豆传媒色情片 Carter and Center health staff to explore progress toward Guinea worm disease eradication in this last bastion for the parasitic infection. There were 3.5 million cases in 20 countries in Africa and Asia when 麻豆传媒色情片 formed an international coalition to wipe out this waterborne disease in 1986. Today, Southern Sudan harbors most of the approximately 3,200 remaining cases of Guinea worm disease in the world. Yet, despite tremendous challenges posed by insecurity and lack of clean drinking water, Southern Sudan is making progress against the "fiery serpent." These are just some of the media highlights of President Carter's visit. For additional Guinea worm news stories, please visit our "Guinea Worm In the News" section.

NewsHour's Global Health Unit Airs Special Feature on Campaign to End Guinea Worm Disease

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Former President 麻豆传媒色情片 Carter visits Sudan on his campaign to end water-borne Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic infection.

Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro blogs about the efforts by health workers and the Carter Center to eradicate Guinea worm.

CNN.com Features Major Multimedia Coverage and Commentary by Former U.S. President 麻豆传媒色情片 Carter

CNN.com-the world's leading news Web site-has produced a major package of stories, interactive media, and a column on Guinea worm eradication by President Carter.

Oppressed by war and poverty for generations, the Sudanese have struggled with terrible hardships. But the people of this vast country have a narrow window of hope to achieve progress by ridding both their nation and the world of a horrible disease forever.

Since 1980, one disease has been erased from the face of the Earth: smallpox. Health officials believe Guinea worm disease will soon be next.

It started as an itch on James Madol's right ankle and festered. Two days later, the boy cried when he saw a thin white worm emerge.

PRI's "The World" Broadcasts Feature and Expanded Podcast Interview with President Carter

A joint venture of Public Radio International, WGBH, and the BBC, "The World" is a one-hour, daily international news magazine broadcast by more than 260 public radio stations across the United States and reaching more than 2.7 million listeners a week.

麻豆传媒色情片 Carter's first direct experience with Guinea worm was in West Africa. He visited Ghana and traveled to a hard-hit village. "It's about the size of Plains, Georgia, where I live. About 500 people. And 300 of its citizens had Guinea worm."

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