The Democrat is the ex-president who has lived the longest after leaving the White House, which he held between 1977 and 1981 until his defeat by Republican Ronald Reagan
The former president of the USA Jimmy Carter has begun to receive palliative care after a series of brief stays in the hospital, as announced this Saturday by his foundation, the Carter Center, in a statement posted on his Twitter account.
The former president, thus, “has decided to remain in his home for the remaining time, surrounded by his family, where he will receive palliative care instead of undergoing medical intervention.”
The decision, points out the center, has been made “with the full support of his family and his medical team.
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— The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) February 18, 2023
Carter, at 98 years of age, is the longest-lived former president after leaving the White House, which he held from 1977 to 1981 until his defeat by Republican Ronald Reagan.
His tenure was marked by major foreign policy successessuch as the treaties 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 legislation on environmental protection.
In 2002, Carter was recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work.
In their statement, the former president’s family requests privacy and appreciates the expressions of affection received.