L’former president of the USA Jimmy Carter has started receiving palliative care after a series of short stays in the hospital, as announced this Saturday by his foundation, the Carter Center, in a statement published on his Twitter account.
The former president, thus, “has decided stay the time he has left at home, surrounded by his family, where he will receive palliative care instead of undergoing a medical intervention.’
The decision, the center points out, has been made “with the full support of his family and his medical team”.
Carter, at 98 years of age, is the longest-serving former president once left the White House, which he held from 1977-1981 until his defeat by Republican Ronald Reagan.
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His mandate was marked as important achievements in foreign policylike the treatises on the Panama Canal, the Camp David peace accords (peace treaty between Egypt and Israel), the SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union and the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.
In domestic policy, his government created the ministries of Energy and Education and strengthened the legislation on environmental protection.
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In 2002, Carter was recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work.
In their statement, the family of the former president asks for privacy and appreciates the expressions of affection received.