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.
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.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and President Jimmy Carter met 20 years ago and forged a close relationship. Says Tedros:"One thing that came to my mind today, attending the funeral, was President Carter's humility.
One thing I remember – this was our first encounter, actually, in 2005 – we were expanding malaria control program, and we wanted to cover 10 million households with 20 million bed nets. And we secured 17 million bed nets, and we had a shortage of 3 million bed nets.We were discussing with and his team about the work we do on neglected tropical diseases. And I said, 'Of course, neglected tropical diseases are very important, but malaria – as we speak – is killing many children.
When eradication started three decades ago, the number of cases globally was more than 3.8 million. And now it's 13 or 14 cases — it's almost over. When you empower communities, when you find local solutions, you can do a lot.
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