WiRED’s Foundational VALUES
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For nearly 30 years, WiRED’s volunteers have been providing health education to underserved communities around the world. In the coming months, we will reflect on a selection of our programs and activities
WiRED Community Health Workers Continuing Vital Health Work in Kenya
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In today’s world, fraught with disease, conflict and the disastrous impact of climate change, everyone’s mental health can suffer — especially for 75% of people with depression who live in low-resource regions
Water Purification in Times of Climate Change
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We read often about countries in low-resource regions facing a life-threatening shortage of clean drinking water. People die of dehydration, contract water-borne diseases and suffer from an extreme
Cholera Deaths Climb Globally
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Once again, cholera cases are multiplying around the world. But now so are the cholera deaths. Cholera is preventable, but prevention is simply not keeping up with the outbreaks, especially in low-resource countries.
Olivia Spirito Joins WiRED’s Advisory Board
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WiRED International is pleased to announce that Olivia Spirito will join WiRED’s Advisory Board. WiRED Executive Director Gary Selnow, Ph.D., commented: Olivia has been an exceptional volunteer with
August Report from Community Health Workers in Kenya
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In August WiRED International community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya continued to address local mpox concerns while preventing and spotting endemic diseases such as cholera, malaria and
WiRED International Celebrates 12 Years of Fruitful Partnerships in Armenia
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This year WiRED International is proud to mark the 12th anniversary of our continuing community health education programs in Armenia. WiRED provides programs that allow doctors, healthcare workers
Update: Concern Rises over Increase in Mpox Cases in Kenya
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In mid-August The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox to be a global health emergency after a spreading outbreak in Africa. On August 22 UNICEF reported a surge in mpox cases among children
WHO Declares Mpox Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a global health emergency following an outbreak of a new and virulent strain of the mpox virus, formally called monkeypox. Once confined to the Democratic Republic
July Report from Community Health Workers in Kenya
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WiRED International launched our Community Health Worker (CHW) Program in Kisumu, Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The first CHW team of 13 members reached a total of 3,360 people