February is American Heart Month. This Valentine’s Day give the gift of heart health to family and friends by committing to a healthy lifestyle and by learning how to keep your heart healthy.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just released fresh travel recommendations for pregnant women to countries affected by the Zika virus. The WHO guidelines caution travelers to stay alert about the latest news about Zika and to take steps to protect themselves against mosquito bites during their trip.
WiRED International just released an Obstetric Fistula module on this preventable and treatable condition suffered by an estimated two million women living in underserved areas of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
One of the preventable illnesses that WiRED has focused on during the past few years is rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a chronic heart condition that starts with strep throat. According to the World Heart Federation, RHD kills more than 250,000 people every year and affects at least 15.6 million.
February 4 is World Cancer Day. This year’s theme is, “We can. I can.”
The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the mosquito-borne Zika virus crisis to its highest alert level today. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan, M.D., made the announcement amid growing concern that Zika causes birth defects such as microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Wired International now offers its third Zika module, Zika for community health workers (CHWs). This rapid response module informs CHWs about Zika virus infections and discusses diagnosis, treatment, prevention measures and travel advisories.
Family planning matters, and lately the issue is related to current news stories about the Zika virus. Because of a possible link between the Zika virus and birth abnormalities, the Associated Press reports that Latin American governments including Brazil and Colombia are asking women to avoid pregnancy, and Salvadoran authorities have advised women not to get pregnant until 2018.
No woman should die of cervical cancer. If caught early, cervical cancer is one of the most successfully treated cancers.
Are you and your loved ones up to date on vaccinations? WiRED International wants to make sure that everyone in your family is vaccinated against infectious disease.