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WiRED Marks Fifth Anniversary of Its First Medical Information Center
in Iraq

On June 24, 2003, WiRED International launched its first Medical Information Center (MIC) in Iraq. Now, five years later, WiRED celebrates the anniversary of this launch, having installed more than 30 MICs throughout the country and video conferencing facilities in four Iraqi cities.
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WiRED Plans Programs for 2008

WiRED's staff and board of directors look forward to strengthening and expanding efforts to bring medical information and education to war-affected and developing countries in 2008.  Read the full story


Stories from Kenya

This is a collection of essays written by average people who have visited or served as counselors at WiRED's Community Health Information Centers (CHICs) throughout Kenya. The CHIC program is an innovation in dispensing information about HIV/AIDS and other critical health issues to grassroots communities. These Centers integrate computer technology, counselor support and a wide array of community resources in the fight against AIDS in Africa. The essays, written by Kenyans, are sometimes humorous and sometimes tragic, but they all express hope, and they all come from the heart.  Read them here


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To provide medical and healthcare information, education and communications in developing and war-affected regions.


We believe that assistance programs are like ropes, you cannot push them, the people must pull them for themselves. Provide people the tools, the training, some ongoing help, and they will take the programs to places you could not have imagined for them.

WiRED is...

  • Efficient - WiRED invests more than 97 percent of all donations directly in program activities.
  • Effective - Since 1997, we've grown to 96 Centers in 11 countries on four continents.
  • Unique - We're the only organization providing these services to Iraq, Nicaragua and most of the other countries we serve.
  • Responsive - In a single day, we can convert an empty room into a technology hub.
  • Empowering - We provide resources without judgment; we employ local residents; we help close the technology gap.
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