Sudan and Ghana. eradicate Guinea worm in Africa a parasitic

15-Sep-2008] The Carter Center, headed by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, has deployed a wide initiative to eradicate Guinea worm in Africa. Two decades ago the disease -- a parasitic infection --afflicted millions of people in Africa and Asia. In 2007 there were less than 10,000 cases, most in Sudan and Ghana. Through health education to prevent contamination, distributing water filters, and applying safe chemical treatment to water sources, The Carter Center says Guinea worm may become only the second disease to be eradicated after smallpox. Available video includes B-roll of contaminated water sources, people with the disease, soundbites from Carter and edited packages on eradication efforts in Sudan and Ghana.

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YouTube | September 17, 2008

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