Rosalynn Carter's advocacy for mental health was rooted in compassion and perseverance
Read full article: Rosalynn Carter's advocacy for mental health was rooted in compassion and perseveranceRosalynn Carter's advocacy for mental health started during her husband's 1966 campaign for governor, when she spoke almost daily with Georgia families struggling to get help for their loved ones.
Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, dies after entering hospice care at home, Carter Center says
Read full article: Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, dies after entering hospice care at home, Carter Center saysFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter died Sunday at her home in Plains, Georgia, according to the Carter Center.
Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says
Read full article: Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center saysThe Carter Center has announced that former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia.
Jimmy Carter's 99th birthday celebration moved to Saturday to avoid federal shutdown threat
Read full article: Jimmy Carter's 99th birthday celebration moved to Saturday to avoid federal shutdown threatThe Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is moving up festivities for the former presidentโs 99th birthday because of the threat of a partial federal government shutdown.
Zimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as African observer missions note voter intimidation
Read full article: Zimbabweans anxiously wait for election results as African observer missions note voter intimidationZimbabweans are waiting anxiously for the outcome of general elections as dozens of armed police with water cannons guard the national results center, the scene of deadly violence after the previous vote five years ago.
Former President Jimmy Carter, 98, enters hospice care at home
Read full article: Former President Jimmy Carter, 98, enters hospice care at homeFormer President Jimmy Carter will receive hospice care at home instead of treatment at the hospital, according to a social media message from The Carter Center.
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Guinea worm closer to eradication as cases halve in a year
Read full article: Guinea worm closer to eradication as cases halve in a yearThe U.S.-based Carter Center, which leads the eradication campaign, says just 27 cases were reported in 2020 in six countries in sub-Saharan Africa, or half the number of cases in 2019. Despite cuts to many programs worldwide, The Carter Center said its community-based program to eradicate Guinea worm remained up to 95% operational. โWeโre reporting a 50% reduction in human cases, down to only 27 people in the world last year that had Guinea worm. Unlike other diseases that are controlled by medicines or vaccines, Guinea worm can be eradicated by training people to filter and drink clean water. Contracted by drinking infected water, Guinea worm disease affects some of the worldโs most vulnerable people.
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A mask and parade: Jimmy Carter celebrates 96th birthday
Read full article: A mask and parade: Jimmy Carter celebrates 96th birthdayThis photo provided by The Carter Center shows former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 in Plains, Ga. Former President Jimmy Carter marked his 96th birthday Thursday, the latest milestone for the longest-lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office. (Luke Usry/The Carter Center via AP)ATLANTA โ Former President Jimmy Carter marked his 96th birthday Thursday, the latest milestone for the longest-lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, now 93, recorded audio addresses for Democratsโ virtual national convention urging the election of nominee Joe Biden, who was a young senator from Delaware when Jimmy Carter won the presidency in 1976. Perhaps most notable among Carterโs 2020 election maneuvering is the Carter Center for the first time designating the United States as a โbackslidingโ democracy. Weeks before his 95th birthday last year, Carter alluded to the advanced ages of several candidates at the time.
How you can wish Jimmy Carter a happy 96th birthday
Read full article: How you can wish Jimmy Carter a happy 96th birthdayFormer President Jimmy Carter turns 96 years old on Thursday and continues to add to his record as the oldest living president. Carter planned to celebrate at his home in Plains, Georgia, with his wife of 74 years, Rosalynn Carter, according to a spokeswoman for the Carter Center in Atlanta. The Carter Center, the not-for-profit organization founded by the Carters nearly 40 years ago, is encouraging people to post a birthday message. Join the fun and send him a birthday wish on the below birthday board. Carter had been a Naval officer, peanut farmer Georgia senator and Georgia governor when he was elected president in 1976.
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Carter Center, pushing for fair elections, turns focus to US
Read full article: Carter Center, pushing for fair elections, turns focus to USWASHINGTON The Carter Center, an organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, has worked for decades to ensure fair elections in Africa, Latin America and Asia. The Carter Center says its efforts will focus on two main initiatives: providing information to the public on key election issues and ensuring transparency in the election process through independent observers. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the 2020 election will be the most rigged election in U.S. history. He was a one-term Democratic president who served from 1976 to 1981. He and Rosalynn Carter founded the Carter Center in 1982.

Former President Jimmy Carter Hospitalized
Read full article: Former President Jimmy Carter HospitalizedFormer President Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized, the Carter Center shared in a statement on Twitter on Monday. The news comes just weeks after Carter was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis after falling in his Georgia home. "Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to Emory University Hospital this evening for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls," Monday's statement read. "President Carter is resting comfortably, and his wife, Rosalynn, is with him," the statement added. RELATED CONTENT:Jimmy Carter Hospitalized With Fractured Pelvis After Falling in His HomeJimmy Carter Falls at Home Days After 95th Birthday

Former President Jimmy Carter hospitalized after fall at Georgia home
Read full article: Former President Jimmy Carter hospitalized after fall at Georgia homePLAINS, Ga. - Former President Jimmy Carter is in the hospital again after falling and fracturing his pelvis at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter Center spokeswoman Deanne Congileo described the fracture as minor in a statment issued Tuesday. She said the 95-year-old is in good spirits at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and is looking forward to recovering at home after his fall Monday evening. Carter fell again this month and despite receiving 14 stitches, traveled the next day to Nashville, Tennessee to rally volunteers and help build a Habitat for Humanity home. Carter is the oldest living former president in U.S. history.

Jimmy Carter says he couldn't have managed presidency at 80
Read full article: Jimmy Carter says he couldn't have managed presidency at 80ATLANTA - Weeks shy of his 95th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter said he doesn't believe he could have managed the most powerful office in the world at 80 years old. "I hope there's an age limit," Carter said with a laugh as he answered audience questions on Tuesday during his annual report at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Other moderates in the field trail far behind Biden, Sanders and Warren. And Carter himself, through his work at the Carter Center, has embraced the role of an outspoken human rights advocate willing to criticize the world's establishment institutions and accepted world order. "The Carter Center has been basically mute on the subject of global warming," Carter said, putting blame on himself.
