The World Health Organization leader worked with Carter for 20 years to fight the world's "neglected" diseases. After attending Carter's funeral, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared memories.

Jimmy Carter’s example — as a leader, a humanitarian, and a human — can guide us through these unclear times, writes WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

As world leaders mourn the death of former President Jimmy Carter and remark on his political and policy legacy, doctors are remembering his efforts to prevent disease, and his legacy in furthering global public health.

Former President Jimmy Carter's approach to public health shows how listening, building trust, and showing empathy can achieve big improvements – and how faith and science need not be divided. Experts who worked closely with him in Atlanta share the lessons of Carter's legacy.

About a year after Jimmy Carter left the White House, he founded the Carter Center in 1982, based on a “fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering.” That mission launched him into a post-presidency that was singularly successful in its efforts to beat back the scourges of humanity,

President Jimmy Carter channeled his work on the world ... talking to the leadership of the World Health Organization and UNICEF and other international U.N. agencies. But then he was also talking ...

Jimmy Carter’s work promoting global public ... talking to the leadership of the World Health Organization and UNICEF and other international U.N. agencies. But then he was also talking to ...

The Life & Legacy of President Jimmy Carter Episode 178 - January 9, 2025 Show Open: President Jimmy Carter: I Jimmy Carter do solemnly swear…. KANE FARABAUGH, VOA Correspondent: As the 39th president of the United States,

according to the CDC and the World Health Organization. "Nobody else wanted to take it on," Jimmy Carter told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos during a 2015 interview on "Good Morning America".

Former President Carter's state funeral is Thursday. A Sun-Times reporter interviewed Carter in Nepal in 2008, and writes about his work to eradicate the eye disease trachoma and other neglected tropical diseases.

While one might argue the mixed legacy of his presidency, Jimmy Carter’s post-presidential humanitarian acts are unmatched by any former president. Among those, I’d like to draw attention to his leadership in the effort to eradicate the frightful parasitic disease dracunculiasis,