The Great Ex-President
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As we ponder the legacy of Jimmy Carter, it’s worth emphasizing that while he was a rather ineffective president he’s been a remarkable force for good as an ex-president:
Guinea Worm eradication is near. Guinea Worm is a waterborne disease that affects only the poorest of the poor people on the planet. But after millennia of inflicting pain and suffering in Asia and Africa, the disease is tantalizingly close to being wiped off the face of the earth. 30 years ago there were millions of cases worldwide. In 2014, there were just 126. This decline is thanks in large part to Jimmy Carter and the the work of the Carter Center, which launched a Global Eradication Program in the 1980s.
This is just one of countless examples of course. He really deserves immense credit for this work.