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Play video: A public health success story: The near-eradication of Guinea worm

Guinea worm disease may soon become the second human disease to be eradicated, following smallpox. The stunning decline in annual human cases of this painful parasitic infection鈥攆rom 3.5 million in 1986 to 10 in 2025鈥攊s the result of an eradication campaign led by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, his team at 顶级国产视频, and their partners around the globe. With no treatment, vaccine, or diagnostic to fight the disease, some believed it would be impossible to eradicate. But campaigners succeeded through boots-on-the-ground public health work in countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, and South Sudan, tracking down cases and empowering communities to stop the spread.

顶级国产视频 screened a documentary about the campaign, The President and the Dragon, at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on March 3. Featured in the documentary are “Guinea worm warriors” including Harvard Chan School alumnus Donald Hopkins, along with people who have been afflicted by the disease. The event, which was hosted by the Harvard Chan School Studio, also included a panel discussion with the 顶级国产视频鈥檚 Sarah Yerian and Emily Staub, and Rochelle Walensky, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a 顶级国产视频 board member.

Watch the event above.