Eye Tests for School-Aged Children: The Importance of Monitoring Vision Development
Recent studies conducted by the College of Optometrists and Blind Children UK have revealed that a worrying number of children aren’t having their eyes tested, despite recommendations. With a number of potential More...
Dr. Donald Hopkins talks river blindness, ending tropical diseases and Katrina Starzhynskaya discusses lyme disease
AUGUST 31 Our guests include: Dr. Donald Hopkins, Vice-President, Health Programs with the Carter Center in Atlanta to discuss some of the work and achievements the Center has done in the field of tropical More...
River blindness, Guinea worm disease and more: The work and accomplishments of the Carter Center
The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; More...
Former President Jimmy Carter congratulates Colombia as first in the Americas to eliminate river blindness
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today congratulated President Juan Manuel Santos and the people of Colombia for becoming the first of six countries in the Americas to eliminate river blindness, according to a More...
Carter Center says it will work to eliminate river blindness in 10 countries in Africa and Latin America
The Carter Center announced today that it will no longer only control river blindness, but instead it will work with ministries of health to eliminate it in all 10 countries in Africa and Latin America in the areas More...
Emily Blunt and Priyanka Chopra among celebrities who joined END7 campaign VIDEO
In a new video released Tuesday, six international artists call upon their fans to support the END7 campaign, an international advocacy campaign that seeks to raise the awareness and funding necessary to control More...
CDC Foundation honors former US President Jimmy Carter
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter received the 2012 CDC Foundation Hero Award at a ceremony Oct. 18 at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC Foundation is honoring President Carter for three More...
