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
Category: Infectious Disease
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
Measles Cases on the Rise Globally among Unvaccinated Millions
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MYTH: Measles (rubeola) is an unpleasant but harmless childhood disease. You get a rash for a few days and you’re done. FACT: Measles is an extremely contagious respiratory disease whose complications
The Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah Fund
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Every year WiRED International collects donations for the Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah fund, which raises money for the purchase of groceries for residents living in informal settlement (slums) in Kisumu
Second Lecture Session in Series on Health Takes Place in Armenia
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WiRED International reports that a second lecture session in the series “Health Is the Key to Well-Being” took place February 29 to March 2 at the “Emili Aregak” Center in Gyumri, Armenia.
Preventing Rheumatic Heart Disease Is Urgent
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Rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Preventable and treatable if diagnosed in early stages of infection. If not, RHD is deadly. A recent 2024 Lancet article states that “rheumatic heart disease affects 40 million people globally”
WiRED International Preparing for A New Community Health Worker Training Program in Nigeria
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The World Health Organization reports that Nigeria, like so many countries in Africa, faces a severe shortage of health professionals, especially in rural areas. In response, WiRED will partner with a local
Monthly Update from Kenya
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A team of WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) live and operate in Kisumu, Kenya, where they focus their work in the six informal settlements (slums). Thousands of people who live in these