You May Not Know This, but…
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This story is the first of a series of occasional pieces WiRED International will post giving recent statistics our readers should know about concerning rising cases of disease in underserved countries.
Category: Noncommunicable Disease
WiRED Releases Second of Seven New Animations
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Today we are pleased to announce the completion of our Cholera animation, the second of seven animations to help communities prepare for an expected surge of infectious diseases in low-resource
WiRED Community Health Worker August Report from Kenya
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In August WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team of 18 people performed health services for 9,831 people in Kisumu, Kenya — 800 more than in July! This month CHWs reported
Chikungunya Spreading into New Regions Globally
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Ten years ago WiRED International released a health education module on chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus unknown to most people and rare outside tropical climate zones. Today, chikungunya cases
July Outcome Stories from Community Health Workers in Kenya
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WiRED initiated a new reporting system for our CHWs last March. The new outcomes procedure will record data on CHW home visits, referrals and follow-up and help us understand the direct interventions and level
WiRED Community Health Worker July Report from Kenya
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This July WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team of 20 people performed health services for almost more than 9,000 people in Kisumu, Kenya! Once again, this month infectious diseases
WiRED Community Health Worker June Report from Kenya
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This June WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team of 20 people performed health services for almost 10,000 people in Kisumu, Kenya! The need for health care is more critical than ever after
WiRED Community Health Worker Report from Kenya
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In May the World Health Organization reported that Kenya is boosting its national cholera preparedness and response amid cholera outbreaks during the rainy season. Also in May, not surprisingly, WiRED
[Final module in a three-part series] When ARVs Are Gone
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Today, antiretrovirals (ARVs), vaccines and medications are in short supply or unavailable. How are community health workers (CHWs) operating in underserved countries to help people living with HIV and
WiRED Begins Collaboration with Tom Mboya University
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WiRED International announces our first community health worker (CHW) training partnership with Tom Mboya University (TMU) in Kenya. WiRED CHW instructors from KUAP Pandipieri in Kisumu teamed