The Carter Center is one of several participants in a plan to fight malaria and lymphatic filariasis on the island of Hispaniola.

Despite the daunting health challenges Haiti faces, the country has achieved a major step toward eliminating the parasitic infection, which causes severe swelling of the legs. Haiti is on track to wipe out the disease within four years, scientists say.

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English News and Press Release on Haiti about Health; published on 25 Apr 2018 by UN Foundation

The Carter Center has called for a joint effort to eliminate malaria and lymphatic filariasis from their last foothold in the Caribbean: the island of Hispaniola.

Experts are hoping elephantiasis doesn’t spread in Haiti post-Hurricane Matthew. Women are the hardest hit by this disease, which is a leading cause of disability worldwide.