NOW's David Brancaccio takes on the latest news about global health issues in a long-form interview with former President Jimmy Carter.

Building on the three-night groundbreaking PBS special Rx FOR SURVIVAL -- A GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGE, NOW presents a two-part broadcast beginning on Friday, November 4 that looks at U.S. global health policy to assess where it has been and what the future holds.  In part one, "Global Health: Today's Challenge,"NOW's David Brancaccio takes on the latest news about global health issues in a long-form interview with former President Jimmy Carter, who has worked tirelessly on behalf of those in the world afflicted with disease who are isolated, forgotten and ignored.  Carter just returned from Ethiopia in his fight against Trachoma, a painful and debilitating disease that causes blindness. (NOWD #144)