Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter help deliver treatments to prevent river blindness
disease during a trip to Jimma, Ethiopia, to assess Carter Center health programs in
February 2007. (Credit: The Carter Center)
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passed away on December 29, 2024.
USAID’s Administrator Samantha Power penned an op-ed in the New York Times looking at his legacy elevating human rights in U.S. foreign policy. She also shared his commitment to ending neglected tropical diseases like Guinea worm and river blindness.