Jimmy Carter's Triumph Over The Guinea Worm

吉米·卡特战胜麦地那龙线虫

Short Wave

科学

2025-01-04

12 分钟
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Funeral services begin today for former President Jimmy Carter. He died Sunday, at 100-years-old. Carter brought attention to global health challenges, particularly "neglected" tropical diseases like Guinea worm. With reporter Jason Beaubien, we look at that decades-long effort and how science was central to Carter's drive for a better world. Questions or comments for us at Short Wave? Let us know by emailing shortwave@npr.org — we'd love to hear from you! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Hey, Emily Kwong here.

  • Former U.S.

  • president Jimmy Carter passed away Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia.

  • He was 100 years old, and during his lifetime, he did a lot for science and for treating one disease in particular.

  • Here to talk about it with me is science reporter Jason Beaubien.

  • Hey, Jason.

  • Hey, Emily.

  • Hi.

  • So how are you doing with the Carter news?

  • Look, he had an amazing life both in politics and out of politics.

  • So I think it's great to be able to celebrate Carter.

  • And he's probably gonna be remembered more for the work that he did after he left the White House rather than those chaotic four years that he spent in Washington in the late 1970s.

  • Yeah, I mean, I wasn't alive, but it does appear that way from reading things.

  • It was, it was a very chaotic time.

  • And so I was thrilled when I got word you wanted to chat about two of my favorite subjects, Jimmy Carter and guinea worms.