Jimmy Carter’s example — as a leader, a humanitarian, and a human — can guide us through these unclear times, writes WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The World Health Organization leader worked with Carter for 20 years to fight the world's "neglected" diseases. After attending Carter's funeral, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared memories.

Jimmy Carter believed “that science is part of God’s gift ... shared a story about Carter’s visit to Ethiopia to meet then-health minister Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is now director-general of the World Health Organization.

The late President Jimmy Carter and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — the director-general of the World Health Organization — knew each other for 20 years. And they clearly had deep respect for ...