Brazil

In the rain forests of Brazil, the Yanomami people are an important part of an international effort to eliminate a painful, blinding disease called onchocerciasis from Latin America.

Waging Peace

Carter Center representatives met with leaders in Brazil as part of a fact-finding tour Jan. 15-26, 1997, to prepare for the consultation "Agenda for the Americas for the 21st Century."

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Fighting Disease

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness is found in two states in Brazil: Amazonas and Roraima, which border Venezuela. Endemic areas affect approximately 9,000 Brazilians, some of which are extremely difficult to reach.

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