The old woman entered the small office, sliding her feet forward a few inches at a time. She seemed uncertain of her welcome, perhaps remembering other places where she had been turned away. She wore a tattered
On October 6 the Kenya Ministry of Health registered its first case of the fast-spreading Bundibugyo Ebola virus from a man who subsequently died after a flight to Nairobi from the Democratic Republic of
This year the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report that analyzed the global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and infectious diseases (IDs). WHO states that low-resource countries
WiRED board member Elizabeth “Bess” Touma died on September 13. When I received the sad news from her family, I found myself thinking about Bess’s long relationship with WiRED and, in particular,
A week ago in a story on this website, WiRED International described alarming reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighting a global surge in child malnutrition. In response to this expanding
WiRED International community health workers (CHWs) reached almost 10,500 people in Kisumu, Kenya this month. Tuberculosis (TB) hit #1 as the top health concern in August, followed closely by the
Child malnutrition is on the rise in Kisumu, Kenya, according to WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team. Sadly, malnutrition is part of life in Kenya; but the current spike in children was caught
I love variance, because it shows both contrast and spectrum. Without variance, life would be pretty average. I live in San Francisco, but I grew up in Hyderabad — a bustling metropolitan city in India. My father was
Every month WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) tell stories about their work. Our frontline team operates with little global aid to support the healthcare of their communities. CHWs treat
Extreme weather is increasing in severity and frequency due to climate change. Wildfires across Europe dominate the headlines, where the number of fires this summer rose 57% in four years. In the United