Menstrual Hygiene Management Project in Kisumu, Kenya
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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
Category: Global Health
Monthly Update from WiRED’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
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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,
WiRED Releases Lassa Fever Module
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Lassa fever is a zoonotic (animal-borne) acute viral illness spread by the common Mastomys natalensis rat and found in parts of West Africa. Although most people’s cases are mild, one in five infections result
Lecture Series on Health Continues in Armenia
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WiRED International reports that the third and fourth lecture sessions in the series “Health Is the Key to Well-Being” took place on May 8 and May 11, 2024, in the Armenian cities of Chkalovka and Sisian, respectively.
Mosquito and Disease Migration Amid Climate Change
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Summer is coming and with it the mosquito. Although tropical and subtropical areas of the world host epidemics of mosquito-borne diseases year round, climate change is causing mosquitoes to migrate
Spotlight on Community Health Worker Joseph Ochieng
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The following is an April report that veteran CHW Joseph Ochieng recently sent to WiRED, which illustrates the value of the CHW teams and highlights a remarkable man’s dedication to the health of his community.
Rains and Floods Pummel Kenya
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Torrential rain and flooding are now creating calamitous conditions in Kisumu, Kenya, where WiRED International’s paraprofessional team of community health workers (CHWs) live and guard the health of their
Update on Health Screening Clinics in Kenya
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In March 2023 WiRED International launched our innovative Health Screening Clinic (HSC) program in Kisumu, Kenya. Led by a WIRED team of community health workers (CHWs), the goal was to take basic health screening
Global Supply of Cholera Vaccine Critically Low
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Cholera vaccine stockpiles are depleted, and health ministries and vaccine makers are scrambling to rebuild the supply. Cholera — a disease controlled and treated successfully since the 1800s — is on the upsurge. Why?
An Overview of WiRED’s Community Health Worker Program
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As early as the nineteen eighties, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the critical lack of health care in low-resource communities worldwide — a lack due to the inability of health care systems to provide