The Carter Center (TCC) is a Not-for-Profit, Non-Governmental Organization founded in 1982 in Atlanta, GA, by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in partnership with Emory University. The Center has helped to improve millions of lives in more than 80 countries by waging peace, fighting disease, and building hope. It is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering. TCC seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, improve health and collaborates with other organizations, public and private, in its mission worldwide.

Since 1996, TCC has supported the Uganda Ministry of Health’s (MoH) River blindness program and tremendous progress has been made with 45 of 50 districts achieving elimination or interrupted disease transmission.  Effective September 2024, TCC expanded its support to the Ministry’s Mental Health Program. It provides supportive staff to work in partnership with the Government, in implementing activities for the national mental health program, in alignment with MoH policy and strategic plans, working broadly to promote awareness about mental health issues, inform public policy, achieve equity for mental health care comparable to other health care, and reduce stigma and discrimination against those with mental illnesses.