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Former U.S. President Jimmy Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà addresses Ghanaian children outside Savelugu Hospital, asking

Place: Savelugu, Ghana
Date: Feb. 8, 2007
Credit: Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ

Former U.S. President Jimmy Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà addresses Ghanaian children outside Savelugu Hospital, asking "Who here has had Guinea worm disease?" Amid the scorching heat of peak dry season, President Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà visited the parched community of Savelugu to meet with dozens of Guinea worm disease victims in an effort to bring global attention to Ghana's growing Guinea worm epidemic caused by inadequate water supply in the country.

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà addresses Ghanaian children outside Savelugu Hospital, asking Former U.S. President Jimmy Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà tries to comfort 6-year-old Ruhama Issah at Savelugu Hospital as a Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Center technical assistant dresses Issah's extremely painful Guinea worm wound.
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