Monthly Update from WiRED’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
Posted on
The expanded team of WiRED-trained community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, reported another successful month of providing health education to their area residents.
Category: Noncommunicable Disease
Monthly Update from WiRED’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
Posted on
During the month of January 2023, 21 CHWs in Kisumu, Kenya, reached a total of 9,378 people with health services. Working 24 hours per week, each of the CHWs met with at least 72 patients a week, and the largest number seen in a
Asthma in the News
Posted on
Findings from a recent study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health associates indoor gas stoves used for cooking with an increased risk of current asthma among children. While many of the
Update from WiRED’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
Posted on
WiRED International’s team of community health workers (CHWs) ended 2022 with another noteworthy month of contributions to thousands of people in their low-resource communities. As they demonstrated throughout the year,
Update from WiRED’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
Posted on
The recently expanded team of WiRED-trained community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, reported another successful month of providing health education to their area residents.
Thanksgiving Message from WiRED International
Posted on
WiRED International’s board and volunteers wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. This American holiday is about sharing, and this year that must include the sharing of programs and resources to promote good health and to prevent and treat illness.
Ten Newly Trained Community Health Workers Join the Team in Kenya
Posted on
Last June WiRED International trumpeted the graduation of our second community health worker (CHW) class in Kisumu, Kenya. Today we are pleased to announce that 10 CHWs from that class have been deployed in the field, joining the original team
WiRED-Armenia Conducts Online Thyroid Diseases Training
Posted on
On October 30, 2022 WiRED-Armenia volunteer Narine Baghdoyan conducted an online training for women in the Nerkin Khndzoresk community in southeastern Armenia on the topic of thyroid diseases, using WiRED’s Thyroid Diseases module.
WiRED Community Health Worker Training Program in Liberia Graduates First Class!
Posted on
WiRED International is happy to announce the completion of the first WIRED community health worker (CHW) training to take place in Liberia, West Africa. The project resulted from a partnership between WiRED and the
September Update from WiRED’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
Posted on
The September community health worker (CHW) report from Kisumu, Kenya, shows that 12 WiRED International-trained CHWs reached a total of 6,538 people with health services. This monthly number is the highest recorded in 2022!