WiRED International’s Board of Directors and volunteers are deeply saddened to note the death of David Samuel Alberts, M.D., aged 83 on July 29, 2023. Dr. Alberts joined WiRED’s Advisory Board on December 3,
While we are appropriately concerned about the impact of record-breaking temperatures on people, too often we ignore the extensive casualties of heat on the world’s animal and plant populations.
WiRED International’s paraprofessional team of community health workers (CHWs) reported a busy month of providing basic health education services to the people of Kisumu, Kenya — despite civil unrest during tax hike protests, which caused
July 2023 is now the hottest month on record worldwide. Extreme heat can endanger human health. The steep rise of global temperatures and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather due to climate change can lead to heat-related illness
In June the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert identifying five cases of malaria in Florida and Texas — the first locally acquired malaria infections to occur in 20 years.
WiRED International’s paraprofessional team of community health workers (CHWs) completed another month of providing health education, diagnosis and referrals for the people of their region.
A WiRED International board member, Christopher Spirito, reached out to me several days ago about a message he received from his colleagues in Ukraine asking for a cholera training module. He told me they were concerned about health issues
For 26 years, WiRED International has operated our global programs with volunteers.
While most nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations rely on salaried staff to create and carry out their work,
WiRED depends on volunteers
WiRED International is pleased to announce that a group of Armenian physicians and NGOs is currently exploring opportunities to begin community health worker (CHW) training in Armenia. Building a corps of CHWs can help fortify
The war in Ukraine is severely damaging the country’s health care system, and doctors and nurses have been at the forefront of the crisis.
How has the war affected the medical professionals who address the health needs of the Ukrainian people?