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.
Tag: 2023
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
WiRED International Mourns the Loss of Dr. David Alberts
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WiRED International’s Board of Directors and volunteers are deeply saddened to note the death of David Samuel Alberts, M.D., aged 83 on July 29, 2023. Dr. Alberts joined WiRED’s Advisory Board on December 3,
Effect of Extreme Heat on Animal and Plant Populations
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While we are appropriately concerned about the impact of record-breaking temperatures on people, too often we ignore the extensive casualties of heat on the world’s animal and plant populations.
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
WiRED Releases First Aid for Heat-Related Illnesses
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July 2023 is now the hottest month on record worldwide. Extreme heat can endanger human health. The steep rise of global temperatures and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather due to climate change can lead to heat-related illness
Local Malaria Infections Found in U.S.
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In June the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert identifying five cases of malaria in Florida and Texas — the first locally acquired malaria infections to occur in 20 years.
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.
Cholera Training for Ukraine
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A WiRED International board member, Christopher Spirito, reached out to me several days ago about a message he received from his colleagues in Ukraine asking for a cholera training module. He told me they were concerned about health issues
WiRED International Salutes Our Volunteers
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For 26 years, WiRED International has operated our global programs with volunteers.
While most nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations rely on salaried staff to create and carry out their work,
WiRED depends on volunteers