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War Against Worms

After decades of civil war in Southern Sudan, the return of peace is allowing health workers to strengthen their fight against Guinea worm disease. The last bastion of the debilitating disease in the world—harboring most of the 1,800 remaining cases worldwide—the region is the most important in the Carter Center's final push toward eradication.

 

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