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WiRED News Timeline, 2023
January 3 2023
As the new year begins, WiRED International’s principal goal is to build on the success of our Community Health Worker (CHW) and Continuing Medical
January 7 2023
WiRED International’s team of community health workers (CHWs) ended 2022 with another noteworthy month of contributions to thousands of people in their low-resource communities.
January 14 2023
My nine-year-old granddaughter — appropriately named Scarlett — has scarlet fever. Her sore throat led to an itchy body rash starting at her wrists
January 26 2023
Findings from a recent study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health associates indoor gas stoves used for cooking with an
January 30 2023
Starvation continues to threaten millions in the Horn of Africa, including the people of western Kenya where WiRED International serves. One of the worst
February 9 2023
During the month of January 2023, 21 CHWs in Kisumu, Kenya, reached a total of 9,378 people with health services. Working 24 hours per
February 20 2023
WiRED International’s Board of Directors and volunteers are deeply saddened to note the death of Robert Anthony Hodge, aged 87 on February 6, 2023.
February 26 2023
As part of our people@wired occasional articles, WiRED International plans to spotlight our team of community health workers (CHWs) in Kenya. In the coming
March 12 2023
The expanded team of WiRED-trained community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, reported another successful month of providing health education to their area residents.
March 21 2023
On March 9, 2023, an open seminar titled “Health as a Well-Being Pledge” was held at the Our House social NGO in Etchmiadzin, as
March 24 2023
In a single month, the global cholera outlook has deteriorated as 24 countries face the threat of this life-threatening disease. The latest report from
April 5 2023
Twenty years ago this month, I left for Iraq, arriving in the wake of American troops who, several weeks earlier, had launched Operation Iraqi
April 11 2023
Our team of WiRED International-trained community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, reported another productive month of providing health education to their area residents.
April 19 2023
On March 24, 2023 WiRED International community health workers (CHWs) launched an innovative Health Screening Clinic (HSC) Program in the slums of Kisumu, Kenya.
May 1 2023
What can Bard — Google’s new artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot — tell us about the value of WiRED’s Community Health Worker (CHW) Program and
May 9 2023
April in Kisumu, Kenya has indeed been “the cruelest month.” WiRED community health workers (CHWs) are grappling with floods following a long drought. The
May 16 2023
WiRED International is pleased to announce the naming of the “Tony and Edie Hodge Health Screening Clinics” program in grateful memory of the Hodges
May 23 2023
Taken separately, HIV and tuberculosis (TB) rank as the world’s two most fatal diseases. But existing together, they pose an even deadlier threat. HIV
May 30 2023
Zoonotic diseases. Climate change. Food and water safety. Antibiotic resistance. What ties these topics together? One Health is a crucial tool for early disease
June 6 2023
In our 25-year history WiRED International has provided health education in conflict locations such as Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leon and Iraq. This year WiRED
June 13 2023
The team of WiRED-trained community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, reported another month of providing health education to their area residents — despite
June 20 2023
The war in Ukraine is severely damaging the country's health care system, and doctors and nurses have been at the forefront of the crisis.
June 28 2023
WiRED International is pleased to announce that a group of Armenian physicians and NGOs is currently exploring opportunities to begin community health worker (CHW)
July 5 2023
For 26 years, WiRED International has operated our global programs with volunteers. While most nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations rely on salaried staff to create
July 9 2023
A WiRED International board member, Christopher Spirito, reached out to me several days ago about a message he received from his colleagues in Ukraine
July 18 2023
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
July 24 2023
In June the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert identifying five cases of malaria in Florida and Texas — the
July 31 2023
July 2023 is now the hottest month on record worldwide. Extreme heat can endanger human health. The steep rise of global temperatures and the
August 8 2023
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,
August 14 2023
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
August 19 2023
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,
August 20 2023
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
August 25 2023
Вісім місяців тому співробітники WiRED обмірковували, як допомогти українському народу, який переживає війну, яка безпосередньо торкнулася цивільних людей.
August 26 2023
As WiRED International releases our Health and First Aid Training for Ukraine, it is worth noting that our organization is no stranger to working
August 26 2023
WiRED volunteers have just released an extensive community health and first aid critical care training package in the Ukrainian language. The training modules are
September 5 2023
WiRED International just released a Health and First Aid Training Program for the people of Ukraine. A key figure in the many months of
September 12 2023
Although it is completely preventable, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), a dangerous, life-threatening illness, affects 40 million people worldwide, mainly children and adolescents. It occurs
September 22 2023
WiRED International’s paraprofessional team of community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, reported another successful month of providing health benefits to their area residents.
September 29 2023
In an era where connections and networking play a pivotal role in global outreach, WiRED International is excited to announce the launch of our
October 7 2023
In June WiRED International announced that a group of Armenian physicians and NGOs were exploring opportunities to begin community health worker (CHW) training in
October 22 2023
As we approach the end of 2023, people in the western region of Kenya, where WiRED International serves, face ongoing hunger as the regional
October 28 2023
Dengue, a viral fever transmitted by mosquitoes, is now showing up in areas of the world where it has never before been seen. Once
November 7 2023
A small film crew and I flew out of the Kisumu airport in mid-February 2020. For several weeks, we had been observing a new
November 14 2023
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.
November 20 2023
This American holiday is about sharing, and this year that must include the sharing of programs and resources to promote good health and to
November 25 2023
What are opioids? Opioids are man-made and natural drugs used to treat pain. Most opioids are prescribed legally by doctors to treat very bad
November 28 2023
Please consider a contribution to WiRED in your giving this year. Your generous donations over the years have enabled WiRED's volunteers to make a
December 4 2023
WiRED International congratulates one of our trusted colleagues in Kenya, Sr. Bernadette Nealon, on the celebration of her Golden Jubilee — the 50th anniversary
December 10 2023
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. In response WiRED International considered how best we could assist Ukrainians, and in August 2023 we released
December 16 2023
WiRED International’s Board of Directors and volunteers are deeply saddened to note the death of winemaker Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, aged 100 on December 13,
December 19 2023
WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya completed another successful month of providing health services and referrals to thousands of people. In
December 22 2023
All of us at WiRED International would like to wish happy holidays to everyone who is part of the WiRED family, especially those working
December 29 2023
2023 was remarkable year for WiRED International. We successfully strengthened our mission to improve the health of people living in underserved or conflict-driven regions
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