Ukrainian translation – WiRED Releases Health and First Aid Training
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Вісім місяців тому співробітники WiRED обмірковували, як допомогти українському народу, який переживає війну, яка безпосередньо торкнулася цивільних людей.
Category: Infectious Disease
Hodge Health Screening Clinics
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WiRED International’s Tony and Edie Hodge Health Screening Clinics (HHSCs) launched in April and are now fully functional in Kisumu, Kenya. The eight-hour clinics will occur monthly in underserved locations around Kisumu and will be
Monthly Update from WiRED International’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
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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
Monthly Update from WiRED International’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
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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.
Update from WiRED International–Armenia
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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
Ukraine’s Health Care System Imperiled by War
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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?
Monthly Update from WiRED International’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
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The team of WiRED-trained community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, reported another month of providing health education to their area residents — despite a severe drought followed by flash flooding.
The War in Ukraine: Presenting Ever-Growing Health Concerns
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In our 25-year history WiRED International has provided health education in conflict locations such as Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leon and Iraq. This year WiRED is poised to deliver a vital health training program to another war zone: Ukraine.
One Health
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Zoonotic diseases. Climate change. Food and water safety. Antibiotic resistance. What ties these topics together? One Health is a crucial tool for early disease surveillance, according to a Medscape article. The majority of infectious
HIV and TB Coinfections Are Increasing
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Taken separately, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) rank as the world’s two most fatal diseases. But existing together, they pose an even deadlier threat. HIV weakens the immune system, increasing the risk of contracting TB, which can