The new status, to be ratified at the World Health Assembly in May, enables these valued partner organizations to engage more directly with WHO processes; they may participate at sessions of WHO governing bodies, propose agenda items and organize side events as a non-State actor. The Carter Center is a WHO contributor and a recognized pioneer in the fight against neglected tropical diseases. Since 1986, The Carter Center has worked with WHO and other partners to eliminate Guinea-worm disease (dracunculiasis).
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