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1. The Carter Center News Spring 2009

Publication Date:
04-2009
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
The Carter Center
Abstract:
Last November, The Carter Center was one of the sponsors of a major health initiative in Ethiopia, in which some 5 million people were treated for trachoma and tested (and treated, when needed) for malaria in a one-week campaign. You might wonder how many staff members The Carter Center sent from Atlanta headquarters to Ethiopia to handle this unprecedented, labor-intensive effort, called Maltra week. We sent one person.
Topic:
Health and Poverty
Political Geography:
Africa, United States, and Ethiopia

2. The Carter Center News Fall 2005

Publication Date:
09-2005
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
The Carter Center
Abstract:
Increased competition and opposition participation in elections observed by The Carter Center in Liberia and Ethiopia marked progress for democracy in Africa in recent months. Ethiopia's May 2005 elections for national parliament, which gave citizens ademocratic choice for the first time, were sharply contested by opposition groups. In the Oct. 11 Liberian presidential and legislative elections, the country's first truly competitive elections in 25 years, 22 candidates vied for the presidency.
Topic:
International Relations, Democratization, Human Rights, and Political Economy
Political Geography:
Africa, Liberia, and Ethiopia