Rains and Floods Pummel Kenya
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Torrential rain and flooding are now creating calamitous conditions in Kisumu, Kenya, where WiRED International’s paraprofessional team of community health workers (CHWs) live and guard the health of their
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Update on Health Screening Clinics in Kenya
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In March 2023 WiRED International launched our innovative Health Screening Clinic (HSC) program in Kisumu, Kenya. Led by a WIRED team of community health workers (CHWs), the goal was to take basic health screening
Global Supply of Cholera Vaccine Critically Low
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Cholera vaccine stockpiles are depleted, and health ministries and vaccine makers are scrambling to rebuild the supply. Cholera — a disease controlled and treated successfully since the 1800s — is on the upsurge. Why?
An Overview of WiRED’s Community Health Worker Program
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As early as the nineteen eighties, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the critical lack of health care in low-resource communities worldwide — a lack due to the inability of health care systems to provide
The Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah Fund
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Every year WiRED International collects donations for the Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah fund, which raises money for the purchase of groceries for residents living in informal settlement (slums) in Kisumu
Monthly Update from Kenya
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A team of WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) live and operate in Kisumu, Kenya, where they focus their work in the six informal settlements (slums). Thousands of people who live in these
Monthly Update from WiRED International’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
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WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, completed another year of providing their area residents with vital healthcare services and referrals. During the month of December
WiRED Marks Sr. Bernadette Nealon’s Golden Jubilee
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WiRED International congratulates one of our trusted colleagues in Kenya, Sr. Bernadette Nealon, on the celebration of her Golden Jubilee — the 50th anniversary of her taking vows as a Catholic Sister. The ceremony honors her remarkable five decades of work in low-resource regions.
Thanksgiving Message from WiRED International
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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.
Monthly Updates from WiRED International’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
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How can we measure the achievements of WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya? One way is to look at the numbers. Lillian Dajoh, our manager in Kisumu, began sending CHW deployment reports in July 2020.