The Guinea worm has most likely been eradicated in Nigeria. No worm has been found for a year, although it will take two more years to make the eradication status official.
The worm enters the human body via drinking water, so the Carter Center has been working to provide people with filters to filter the water fleas out of drinking water, among other preventative methods. It seems their efforts may have paid off.
This is a great example of positive global change. Technology like filters may seem so simple, yet it changes lives when if people who were formerly denied it gain access to it. Just think what could be accomplished if more people took on projects such as this one.
Congratulations, Nigeria and the Carter Center!
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