River Blindness Carter Center

Founded in partnership with emory university on a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering the center seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts enhance freedom and democracy and improve health.

River blindness carter center. In part due to key assistance from oepa four countries colombia ecuador mexico and guatemala are the only ones in the world so far verified by the who to have eliminated river blindness. The carter center currently assists ministries of health in six nations to eliminate river blindness through health education and mass distribution of the medicine mectizan donated by merck. River blindness elimination program. Subnational elimination successes have been achieved in africa in carter center assisted areas of sudan uganda ethiopia and nigeria.

In part due to key assistance from oepa four countries colombia ecuador mexico and guatemala are the only ones in the world so far verified by the who to have eliminated river blindness. Universal declaration of human rights and a growing body of public international law. There s a famous line in the movie jaws after the stunned sheriff sees the monster shark for the first time he says to the shark hunter. The carter center s river blindness program provides health education and distributes ivermectin to control or eliminate river blindness also known as onchocerciasis more information about onchocerciasis 1 the program aims to eliminate the disease six countries in the americas as well as parts of uganda and sudan 2 it also aims to control the disease in nigeria ethiopia cameroon and sudan 3.

Frank richards leads the carter center s efforts to eliminate river blindness also known as onchocerciasis a parasitic disease transmitted by the bites of infected black flies. A leader in the eradication and elimination of diseases the center fights six preventable diseases guinea worm river blindness trachoma schistosomiasis lymphatic filariasis and malaria in hispaniola by using health education and simple low cost methods. Subnational elimination successes have been achieved in africa in carter center assisted areas of sudan uganda ethiopia and nigeria. Mectizan kills the parasite larvae in the human body preventing blindness and skin disease in infected persons and stopping the transmission of the parasite to others.

The carter center s human rights program undertakes activities to support individuals and nations striving to realize the civil and political rights and responsibilities enumerated by the u n.