All of us at WiRED International would like to offer our friends best wishes for a healthy and enjoyable 2017. With your input and

According to HealthDay, a new study finds that people with mental health issues rank their pets as their number one support — above family,

Climate change shapes the social and environmental determinants of health, which are clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter. Developing countries

Vaccines are on the front pages of the news. An Ebola vaccine proved to be 100% effective in a recent medical trial. The search

February is American Heart Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, where about one in four people die

Merceline Achieng is a teenage girl who lives in Kisumu, Kenya, and attends St. Theresa’s Girls Secondary School. She recently joined the Kisumu Urban

By unanimous vote, the Western Psychological Association (WPA) recently granted its 2017 Social Responsibility Award to William Crano, Ph.D., a member of WiRED’s Advisory

In 1999, not long after the end of NATO’s aerial bombing of Serbia, the U.S. State Department asked me to join a team that

Two new reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) determined that every year Earth’s polluted environment accounts for 26% of deaths of children under

We left the International Organization for Migration (IOM) offices in Pristina, Kosovo, early on a summer morning in 2000, allowing plenty of time to

Thanks to its dedicated translators, WiRED International’s Health Learning Center now offers 15 health education modules in the Armenian language on topics of pressing

At WiRED International, we believe in science. All of our medical and health education modules are grounded in evidence-based science. Our recommendations for vaccinations,

WiRED International just released a training module on women’s labor and delivery as part of its upcoming Health Learning Center series on maternal and

Aaron Masiga works as a nurse’s aide at a government health center in Kisumu, Kenya. When he was a teenager, he first learned about

WiRED International honors David S. Alberts, M.D., upon his retirement. Dr. Alberts is a Regents Professor of Medicine, Pharmacology, Nutritional Science and Public Health

Summer is here. You are planning a vacation abroad. Do you have the information you need in order to travel safely? Today you can

The announcement that the United States is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement is unsettling and distressing, but it cannot be defeating for

Early in 2003 WiRED International launched a Medical Information Center (MIC) in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Nairobi. U.S. Ambassador to

WiRED International invites you to explore a timeline in celebration of its 20th year of operation. Visit WiRED's history from its beginning in the

Most women have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies, but sometimes complications arise. Although many pregnant women with hypertension do not experience serious problems, the

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Ph.D., took office this July as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). He succeeds Margaret Chan, M.D., WHO’s director since

WiRED International expanded its work with the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, Leon, by training medical students both onsite and in the field this

Two years ago, WiRED’s team of medical writers and computer experts began an adventurous project to train communities how to prepare for the onset

WiRED International announces the release of a Dysentery Module as part of its Community Preparedness for Infectious Disease Outbreaks project. The Dysentery Module joins

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that every year 21 million cases of typhoid fever are diagnosed, and 222,000 deaths are caused by typhoid

Cholera in Yemen today … and in Texas tomorrow? The catastrophic flooding in Texas from Hurricane Harvey has caused death, destruction and displacement. The

September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis is a complication of infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. The condition constitutes

WiRED International is pleased to announce that WiRED-Armenia conducted its first ever televised health training session in Gavar, Armenia.

It’s a custom in many countries for religious leaders to bless new facilities, such as new offices, schools and community programs. In Nicaragua, a

WiRED International celebrated its 20th year of operation last week at a reception at San Francisco State University. At the event, WiRED Board member

WiRED International presented Sr. Bernadette Nealon and Lillian Dajoh with the Health Education Champion Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Community Health Education Program

WiRED has been providing health education for 20 years, and this seems like a good time to offer a concise description of our history,

After the Thanksgiving holiday is over, Black Friday and Cyber Monday arrive. This bargain shopping weekend, not only can you buy products for incredible

WiRED International's board and volunteers wish you a happy and travel-safe Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is an American holiday, but one that immigrants, starting with the

Here's a great opportunity to support health education in low-resource regions. This is WiRED’s 20th year of providing community health education to under-served populations

All of us at WiRED International would like to wish happy holidays to the many people who have become part of our family since

All parents-to-be want to have a healthy child. A healthy baby is the result of a process that begins long before a woman becomes

As 2017 comes to a close, we ask that you consider a donation to WiRED International as part of your year-end philanthropy. Because we