Carter Center Works to Eradicate Malaria in Haiti, Dominican Republic
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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
Haiti and the Dominican Republic are the last two countries in the Caribbean region with known cases of malaria, and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he hopes to see an eventual eradication of the disease in both countries. VOA's Kane Farabaugh spoke recently with the former president and to members of his Carter Center staff in Atlanta, Georgia about their efforts to curb the mosquito-borne illness.
