Last April’s WiRED International community health worker (CHW) report predated the Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Even though neighboring Kenya has not experienced
At Tom Mboya University (TMU) in Kenya, a passionate group of students is redefining what it means to lead change in health and wellness. The TMU Health & Wellness Club (TMU’HWC) has emerged as a dynamic,
Dr. Gary Selnow is a neighbor of mine. We have shared many conversations over the past years while he was walking his dog and I was tending my garden. We learned that we were both in the education profession.
As the flooding continues in Western Kenya, WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) in the Kisumu area reached a total of 10,190 people with health services. This number is all the more extraordinary
On May 16, 2026 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that major outbreaks of Ebola disease constituted a global health emergency. Although not at pandemic level, the rapid spread of the rare
The Community Health Worker (CHW) class started on April 27, marked by the official opening of WIRED International’s second CHW Training class this year. Dr. Fredrick Oluoch, County Director of Public Health
WiRED International’s Community Health Worker (CHW) Program now offers a sustainable three-pillar framework designed to elevate the capacity of communities to fortify healthcare delivery and
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Seasonal long rains have caused widespread flooding across Kenya, resulting in loss of life, destruction of critical infrastructure, mass displacement and
Ten years ago, WiRED International made a strategic pivot that felt like a calculated risk: we shifted our entire health awareness focus toward training community health workers (CHWs). At the time, we couldn’t have
In 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a resolution to establish guidelines for community health worker (CHW) training — having recognized for years that CHWs could fill the gap in health care found in