Dr. Kashef Ijaz is a physician, medical epidemiologist, and the vice president for health programs at The Carter Center. He leads initiatives to control, prevent, eliminate, or eradicate six tropical diseases in 18 nations, as well as efforts to improve mental health care in the United States and abroad.
Opinion: The world has gone from 3.5 million cases of Guinea worm among people to just 10 cases in 40 years. This is a reason for celebration and for caution, not to give up on reaching full eradication.
