Carter Foundation was founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter in 1982. The headquarters is located in
Atlanta, USA. The Carter Foundation is a
non-governmental, not-for-profit organization which work in collaboration with
other non-governmental organisation to achieve their goals and objectives based
on advancing human rights and alleviating human suffering. The foundation works
which several non-governmental with the partnership of Emory University Department of Human Right and Legal Studies to
promote and create
Atlanta, USA. The Carter Foundation is a
non-governmental, not-for-profit organization which work in collaboration with
other non-governmental organisation to achieve their goals and objectives based
on advancing human rights and alleviating human suffering. The foundation works
which several non-governmental with the partnership of Emory University Department of Human Right and Legal Studies to
promote and create
awareness on how to advance human rights and alleviate human
suffering. The funding of the foundation is based mainly on grants by the
family of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter,
board of trustees and donations from private corporations and individuals. The Foundation is governed by Board
of Trustees which includes former government officials, eminent philanthropists
business persons and educators.
Before the year 2004, the major specialization of the foundation was to
promote expertise in arts and culture. Their focus was shifted to medicine and
health care after the year 2004. Their health programs seek to provide people
with the information and access to services they need to treat their illnesses
and take steps to prevent future spread of disease. An emphasis is placed on building partnerships
for change among international agencies, governments, nongovernmental organizations, and corporations and on working with ministries of health to
strengthen or establish permanent health care delivery systems in the poorest nations. Since
then, Carter Foundation has helped in preventing the suffering of millions of
people around the world from illnesses often ignored by others.
promote expertise in arts and culture. Their focus was shifted to medicine and
health care after the year 2004. Their health programs seek to provide people
with the information and access to services they need to treat their illnesses
and take steps to prevent future spread of disease. An emphasis is placed on building partnerships
for change among international agencies, governments, nongovernmental organizations, and corporations and on working with ministries of health to
strengthen or establish permanent health care delivery systems in the poorest nations. Since
then, Carter Foundation has helped in preventing the suffering of millions of
people around the world from illnesses often ignored by others.
Carter
Foundation has carried out several health care programmes that have positively
influence health all over the world. Some of these programmes include:
Foundation has carried out several health care programmes that have positively
influence health all over the world. Some of these programmes include:
Disease Control and Treatment
In Africa and the Americas, the Center has worked to
stop the spread of the disease in 11 countries across by helping residents and
local health workers institute and sustain drug treatment programs and health
education activities. They are also involve in a campaign that set the year
2015 as a deadline to eliminate river blindness disease.
stop the spread of the disease in 11 countries across by helping residents and
local health workers institute and sustain drug treatment programs and health
education activities. They are also involve in a campaign that set the year
2015 as a deadline to eliminate river blindness disease.
In The Fight Against ochocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness – a parasitic disease
transmitted by the bites of black flies, the foundation has been in the
forefront since 1996 as a leader in the fight against to eradicate the disease
by the provision of medications and training educators on how the disease can
be prevented. Carter Foundation has distributed more than 125 million doses of Mectizan (ivermectin) – a drug donated
by Merck & Co., Inc., that treats and prevents river blindness.
transmitted by the bites of black flies, the foundation has been in the
forefront since 1996 as a leader in the fight against to eradicate the disease
by the provision of medications and training educators on how the disease can
be prevented. Carter Foundation has distributed more than 125 million doses of Mectizan (ivermectin) – a drug donated
by Merck & Co., Inc., that treats and prevents river blindness.
Upon the discovery of the fact that trachoma is
prevalent in places that lack the tools for basic hygiene, clean water, and
adequate sanitation. Carter Foundation has been training health workers to
prevent transmission of trachoma – a bacterial infection
that is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. These health
workers are currently work in endemic countries in the provision of health
education and provision of project that help to provide potable water supply to
eradication the disease.
prevalent in places that lack the tools for basic hygiene, clean water, and
adequate sanitation. Carter Foundation has been training health workers to
prevent transmission of trachoma – a bacterial infection
that is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. These health
workers are currently work in endemic countries in the provision of health
education and provision of project that help to provide potable water supply to
eradication the disease.
Public Health Workers Training
Carter Foundation understands the importance of
primary health workers. This emphasis is on helping national and local
governments establish programs that they can sustain into the future. This has
made them to lay emphasis on building networks of village-based health care
workers to treat people for various diseases at the same time.
primary health workers. This emphasis is on helping national and local
governments establish programs that they can sustain into the future. This has
made them to lay emphasis on building networks of village-based health care
workers to treat people for various diseases at the same time.
The activities of Carter
Foundation has been very visible in Ethiopia since 1997, the Foundation has
been working with the Ethiopian ministries of health
and education the Ethiopia Public Health
Training Initiative all over the country to improve academic training for
health care personnel in Ethiopia and increase access to health care in rural communities.
Foundation has been very visible in Ethiopia since 1997, the Foundation has
been working with the Ethiopian ministries of health
and education the Ethiopia Public Health
Training Initiative all over the country to improve academic training for
health care personnel in Ethiopia and increase access to health care in rural communities.
Eradication of Diseases
Since 1988, the International Task Force for Disease
Eradication has been based at The Carter Center since its formation. The group
has reviewed more than 100 infectious diseases and identified six as
potentially eradicable – dracunculiasis, poliomyelitis, mumps, rubella, lymphatic filariasis, and cysticercosis.
Eradication has been based at The Carter Center since its formation. The group
has reviewed more than 100 infectious diseases and identified six as
potentially eradicable – dracunculiasis, poliomyelitis, mumps, rubella, lymphatic filariasis, and cysticercosis.
Within affected countries, the Foundation reinforces
existing disease eradication programs by providing technical and financial
assistance, as well as logistics and tools, such as donated filter cloth material,
larvicide, and
medical kits. Guinea worm disease is poised to be the first parasitic disease to be
eradicated and the only disease to be eradicated without the use of vaccines or drugs.
existing disease eradication programs by providing technical and financial
assistance, as well as logistics and tools, such as donated filter cloth material,
larvicide, and
medical kits. Guinea worm disease is poised to be the first parasitic disease to be
eradicated and the only disease to be eradicated without the use of vaccines or drugs.
Agricultural Production Programmes
Since 1986, Carter Foundation in partnership with the
Sasakawa Africa Association, Carter Foundation has worked in 15 sub-Saharan African countries to teach 8-10 million small-scale farmers
improved techniques that double or triple their crop yields. The program
promotes use of fertilizers and crop protection
chemicals, soil fertility, and environmentally friendly agronomic methods of
crop production. It also supports efforts to construct quality grain storage to
sustain market prices for the farmer and ensure greater food security, establish farmers’
associations, and use quality food crops such as high-protein maize.
Sasakawa Africa Association, Carter Foundation has worked in 15 sub-Saharan African countries to teach 8-10 million small-scale farmers
improved techniques that double or triple their crop yields. The program
promotes use of fertilizers and crop protection
chemicals, soil fertility, and environmentally friendly agronomic methods of
crop production. It also supports efforts to construct quality grain storage to
sustain market prices for the farmer and ensure greater food security, establish farmers’
associations, and use quality food crops such as high-protein maize.
Mental Illness Programme
The Center also seeks to raise public awareness of
mental health issues globally through the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for
Mental Health Journalism, which enabled journalists to explore mental health
issues. To date, more than 100 journalists have participated in the program. Rosalynn Carter has been
leading the Foundation’s efforts to fight stigma associated with mental illness. The Center works to
improve U.S. public policies that can help prevent mental illnesses and
increase equity in mental health care, holding
an annual symposium with national leaders in mental health and other fields.
mental health issues globally through the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for
Mental Health Journalism, which enabled journalists to explore mental health
issues. To date, more than 100 journalists have participated in the program. Rosalynn Carter has been
leading the Foundation’s efforts to fight stigma associated with mental illness. The Center works to
improve U.S. public policies that can help prevent mental illnesses and
increase equity in mental health care, holding
an annual symposium with national leaders in mental health and other fields.
