The World Health Organization leader worked with Carter for 20 years to fight the world's "neglected" diseases. After attending Carter's funeral, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared memories.

Jimmy Carter’s example — as a leader, a humanitarian, and a human — can guide us through these unclear times, writes WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Jimmy Carter believed “that science is part of God’s gift ... who is now director-general of the World Health Organization. While Carter had come to talk about another program, Tedros said his country needed help with malaria. That encounter led ...

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa, declaring “the day of the so-called ugly American is over.”

It’s the world’s most exclusive fraternity and, on Thursday, all five members of the so-called presidents club will gather to honor one of their own.

Former President Carter's state funeral is Thursday. A Sun-Times reporter interviewed Carter in Nepal in 2008, and writes about his work to eradicate the eye disease trachoma and other neglected tropical diseases.

While one might argue the mixed legacy of his presidency, Jimmy Carter’s post-presidential humanitarian acts are unmatched by any former president. Among those, I’d like to draw attention to his leadership in the effort to eradicate the frightful parasitic disease dracunculiasis,

(AP) — Living to 100 let Jimmy Carter fulfill his wish to vote for Democratic ... Carter also criticized Trump for withholding U.S. funds to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said during a G20 Summit in 2019 that ...

During and after his presidency, President Carter also demonstrated the political and moral leadership of the United States over and over again, and its role in advancing global security, collaboration and health to protect everyone in America and around the world. These examples and more are prescient for today’s volatile world.

The U.S. and the world mourned and reflected on the legacy of the country's 39th president, Jimmy Carter, Sunday. The former president, revered for his humanitarianism, died in his hometown of ...

Earl Carter, Jr., (1 Oct 1924 – 29 Dec 2024) was the 39th president of the United States, 1977–1981.... Learn more

The nation paid its final respects on Thursday to former President Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 on Dec. 29.