UNICEF and partners took on Guinea worm, a debilitating parasitic disease. Joining them in that fight: former President Jimmy ...

In the six African countries, reported infections in animals declined 26%, from 885 in 2023 to 654 in 2024. Chad reduced Guinea worm infections by 43% (from 497 to 281), its fifth consecutive year ...

with only 13 human infections reported. Eight of the 14 cases that occurred last year happened in Chad, and the rest were in South Sudan. Cases of Guinea worm also decreased among animal ...

In 1986, international health experts decided to eliminate the Guinea worm disease. The campaign was led by the Carter Center, founded by former President Jimmy Carter.

Guinea worm disease, caused by the parasite *Dracunculus medinensis*, is transmitted mainly through the consumption of ...