The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a global health emergency following an outbreak of a new and virulent strain of the mpox virus, formally called monkeypox. Once confined to the Democratic Republic
WiRED International launched our Community Health Worker (CHW) Program in Kisumu, Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The first CHW team of 13 members reached a total of 3,360 people
Rabies is one of the oldest diseases known, once always fatal to animals and humans. In 1885 Dr. Louis Pasteur injected a series of rabies vaccine into a boy who had been bitten by a rabid dog.
WiRED International’s Board of Directors and volunteers are deeply saddened to note the death of Robert A. Corrigan, Ph.D. on July 5, 2024 at age 89. Dr. Corrigan served as president of San Francisco State University
WiRED International is pleased to welcome Elaine Musselman, Ph.D., R.N., CNE, to the WiRED Advisory Board. Dr. Musselman currently serves as the director of the School of Nursing at San Francisco State University
During another successful month of deployment, 20 community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, reached a total of 10,486 people with health services. Working 24 hours per week, each of the CHWs
Lesson 1: Classroom Discussions Ignite Curiosity About Global Health. Before my high school biology class, most of my knowledge about global health stemmed exclusively from fleeting conversations
The lucky people around the world who receive quality health care get vaccines routinely from infancy through adulthood to protect themselves — and by extension, others — from many life-threatening
In Kisumu, Kenya, menstruation is still too often considered a taboo subject teeming with myths and misconceptions. Hygienic management of menstruation and safe disposal of used
In May 2024 WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team in Kisumu worked amidst torrential rain and flooding. They visited families, conducted group health education sessions,