In 2025 the United States terminated foreign health aid and eventually pulled its membership out of the World Health Organization (WHO). With little access to vaccines and medicines, diseases — especially infectious
Tuberculosis (TB) is preventable and curable. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that “In 2025, decisions by the government of the United States of America (USG) and wider political developments
Climate change is a fast-growing risk to people, animals and the environment. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that “Climate change is impacting human lives and health in a variety of ways. It threatens
The holidays usually make December a slow month for WiRED International’s community health workers (CHW) in Kisumu, Kenya — but not this year! This December the 20-member CHW team provided
WiRED International — like most NGOs and aid organizations — is still grappling with the relentless assault on global health in 2025. Early in the year, it became clear that the rapid termination of medicines
With the U.S. administration’s sudden termination of USAID and other global health funding, millions of low-resource regions lost access to medicines, vaccines and basic health infrastructure almost overnight.
All of us at WiRED International would like to wish happy holidays to everyone who is part of the WiRED family and all of our readers, especially those working and living in the most challenging environments.
WiRED International is pleased to announce that all 20 students who took our community health worker (CHW) training class in Kisumu, Kenya passed their exams with high scores and earned certificates
In November WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team in Kisumu, Kenya CHWs provided education for their population on a wide range of illnesses and preventive measures to guard
Recent global efforts to address the accelerating effects of climate change have slowed and, by some indicators, lost ground. The health consequences of climate change are visible now and are expected