The Carter Center has been highly effective at eradicating Guinea worm disease. Through educating villages on water filtration and providing filters, pesticide, and medical assistance, cases have dropped from an estimated 3.5 million cases in 1986 to just 148 reported cases in 2018. Other organizations have failed to make similar progress against water-borne illnesses that kill millions annually. The Carter Center's integrated approach focused on prevention and community involvement provides a model for effectively addressing other global health issues.

1. is more deadly than

2. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
estimates that 2.2 million deaths occur each year
from

3. account for 1.5 million of these deaths.
1 child dies from drinking water
every 20 seconds

4. Aside from these deaths, millions more
suffer from debilitating water-borne diseases.
All of which are

5. There are
of nonprofit organizations dedicated to ending
water-borne diseases.
So why are millions still suffering?

6. Most
aren’t getting it done.

7. However, there is one organization that is making
a
and that all others should model…

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Water Filtration By Pump.
Image. Web. 8 Dec. 2012.
<Who.int>

13. Filtration of Water. Image. Web. 8
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Use Of A Filtration Straw. Image. Web. 8 Dec.
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Former President Jimmy Carter.
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