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PRO/AH/EDR> Guinea worm (02): South Sudan, end of transmission

Guinea Worm -- South SudanSouth Sudan has succeeded in interrupting transmission of Guinea worm disease, the country's minister of health announced at The Carter Center on [Wed 21 Mar 2018]. "This is a great achievement for our young nation," Riek Gai Kok, the country's health minister told the global Guinea Worm eradication program's 22nd annual review at the Atlanta-based center. "Our health workers and thousands of volunteers have done exemplary work eliminating this disease across our country, Read more [...]