May 2004 Highlights
Posted onThe Medtronic Foundation; Rotary Foundation; and World Health Organization support Medical Information Centers.
April 2004 Highlights
Posted onDuring the month of March WiRED installed in Iraq’s medical schools and teaching hospitals six new Medical Information Centers. This brings to 10 the number of facilities now serving some 5,500 Iraqi physicians and medical students.
WiRED Launches Six Additional Medical Information Centers in Iraq
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In mid-March, 2004, as part of its effort to provide all medical schools and key hospitals in Iraq with the latest medical information, WiRED International outfitted six medical schools and teaching hospitals with its computer-based Medical Information Centers.
March 2004 Highlights
Posted onEvaluation of Community Health Information Centers in Kenya verifies the effectiveness of combining IT with human interaction in the delivery of HIV/AIDS and other healthcare information
February 2004 Highlights
Posted on1. Video Visit Program; 2. New Medical Information Center in Basra; 3. Generous community funders underwrite Phase-II.
January 2004 Highlights
Posted on1. Video Visit Program in Iraq; 2. Pack ‘N Go program in Kenya Underwritten by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, this expanded outreach feature uses a portable computer system called Pack 鮮 Go; 3. Kosovo and Serbia.
WiRED Receives the First Annual “Make A Difference Award” from Affinity Internet
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The award for the best charity Website was presented on December 22, 2003, by Jim Collins, Affinity’s Chief Marketing Officer. WiRED International was selected from among 263 nominations to win the Grand Prize.
WiRED Participates in Symposium at the UN
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Sponsored by the International Professional Interest Section of the Public Relations Society of America, the meeting drew media and communication specialists from around the county to examine global communication problems that surfaced after the World Trade Center attack and swelled after the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
WiRED dedicates two new Medical Information Centers in Montenegro
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WiRED returned to the Balkans in December 2003 to open two Medical Information Centers (MICs) in Montenegro. The new Centers, underwritten by The Medtronic Foundation, are in the Medical School in Podgorica and in the Danilo I Hospital in Cetinje. The Centinje Hospital is the oldest hospital in the country, this December celebrating its 130th year of continuous service to the people of Montenegro.
December 2003 Highlights
Posted on1. Sierra Leone; 2. Montenegro; 3. WiRED International selected from 263 nominations to win the Grand Prize in first annual ‘Making a Difference’ website awards.