Year In Review
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As WiRED looks forward to a busy new year, it seems a good time to reflect on our work in 2012 and share some plans for exciting new projects that will expand our reach in war-torn and developing communities worldwide.
Category: Special Series
Former Surgeon General of the United States Navy, Retired Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson, M.D., Joins WiRED Governing Board
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WiRED is pleased to announce that retired Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson, M.D., has joined our Governing Board. Dr. Robinson was the 36th Surgeon General of the United States Navy (2007-2011). “As a physician, I have devoted myself to helping people in need,” he said. “We are here on this earth to help one another.”
Jack Condon Joins WiRED Advisory Board
Posted onWiRED International is pleased to announce that Jack Condon, Ph.D., has joined our Advisory Board. Dr. Condon is a senior information technology professional whose broad expertise includes system architecture, project management, application development, and extensive hands-on programming across all levels of system components.
WiRED Opens New CHI Center e-Libraries on Two Continents
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Three new Community Health Information (CHI) centers are now up and running in Quilalí and Chinandega, Nicaragua, and Marcovia, Honduras. Upgraded CHI libraries are also installed in Kisumu, Kenya.
WiRED Partners with Australian Physicians to Bring Innovative Echocardiography Project to Doctors and Nurses Worldwide
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WiRED International is partnering with a team of physicians in Australia to create a project with potential for global medical benefits. Funded by the Medtronic Foundation, this series will train doctors and nurses around the world.
Robert Corrigan
Posted onKnown for his emphasis on civic engagement and the application of university expertise to community issues, Robert A. Corrigan, Ph.D. has served as San Francisco State University’s 12th president since 1988.
WiRED Teams Up with U.S. Physicians and China Cal to Train 10,000 Rural Doctors in Yunnan Province, China
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Most children in the United States and other Western countries are screened for congenital heart defects when they are born and during their first year of life. Once detected, these heart defects can often be corrected, and the children go on to lead normal, healthy lives.
Board Member to Publish New Book
Posted onWiRED Board Member Virgil Scudder’s new book—World Class Communications: How Great CEOs Win with the Public, Shareholders, Employees, and the Media—will be published October 8, 2012.
Baby Born to WiRED Veteran Staffer Lillian Dajoh in Kenya
Posted onCongratulations to our 10-year veteran staffer Lillian Dajoh on the birth of her beautiful son, Yarn Oloo! Yarn was born on April 5, 2012, weighing in at 3.5 Kg., and he joins siblings Brandy Oloo (age 9) and Ray Erick Oloo (age 4).
WiRED in East Africa: Volunteers Deliver Donated WiRED International Laptops and Community Health Information (CHI) E-Libraries to Tanzania and Uganda
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Carolyn Wallin and Veronica Ades have never met, but both women recently took the same innovative action to save lives in Africa: They personally delivered donated laptops and WiRED Community Health Information (CHI) e-libraries to medical professionals in developing regions of Tanzania and Uganda.