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
Less than a year ago, in August 2024, mpox spread rapidly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to four neighboring countries, and as a result the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health
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 International just launched an urgent module titled When ARVs Are Gone: Providing Mental Health Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS. WiRED’s original team of trained community health workers
Recently, we reported on WiRED International’s efforts to equip community health workers (CHWs) to support HIV/AIDS patients deprived of antiretrovirals (ARVs) due to abrupt U.S. government funding cuts
WiRED International has just launched an urgent module titled When ARVs Are Gone: HIV/AIDS Symptoms Management. This training equips community health workers (CHWs) with the tools they need to address
What are viral hemorrhagic fevers? They are infectious diseases that may damage blood vessels and cause bleeding. VHFs such as Ebola, Marburg, Dengue, yellow fever, and Lassa fever are contracted
WiRED International has just released an evidence-based training module designed to help community health workers (CHWs) and others working in public health to understand important elements of this rapidly
The Kansas City, Kansas metro area is experiencing the largest outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in U.S. history, with 67 active cases reported so far. TB is preventable and curable, but if left untreated
Diabetes is a global epidemic. The World Health Organization recently reported that the number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1990, leading to an increase in the disease, especially in low-and