WiRED made history on January 17, 2006 with the successful test of the first telemedicine center in Iraq. Technicians in Baghdad interacted with physicians, teachers and WiRED supporters at San Francisco State University for over one hour via sophisticated, real-time audio and visual technologies. This is the first of four WiRED telemedicine centers in Iraq that will allow doctors, nurses and medical students to learn, teach and diagnose with the international medical community.

As of January 2006, WiRED has installed 19 centers in Iraq and finalized arrangements for 20 more.

In mid-November, 2004, WiRED expanded its Medical Information Center program into the Kurdish region of Iraq with the installation of nine new medical e-libraries.

Installed four Medical Information Centers in teaching hospitals at the University of Baghdad in 2003 (Medical City Center, Al Kadhymia Teaching Hospital, the Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, and the Spinal Cord Center).

Installed six Medical Information Centers in teaching hospitals and speciality teaching hospitals in Basra and Kufae during 2004. (Teaching Hospitals: Basra, Al Kindy, Al Nufees & Al Kufa) (Speciality Teaching Hospitals: Al Mansour Pediatric Center & Al Bitar Cardiac Center).

• 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. Full Story



• WiRED on CNN
  On Friday, July 21, 2007, WiRED's telemedicine program in Iraq was the topic on one of America's most-watched news programs, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360. Full Story



• Update: WiRED’s Medical Education Work in Iraq
  This summer, WiRED International has been coordinating a telemedicine program between three U.S. medical universities and four medical schools in Iraq. Full Story



• WiRED Successfully Completes first Telemedicine Conference between Iraqi and U.S. Physicians
  April 2006 brought the first video conference between Iraqi physicians at Baghdad’s Medical City Center and U.S. physicians at Washington D.C.’s Children's Hospital. Panels of physicians on both sides discussed medical cases for more than one hour.
  Full Story



• Groundbreaking Launch Links Hospitals in Baghdad, San Francisco (January 2006)
  Technicians on opposite sides of the globe celebrated the success of equipment tests for WiRED’s telemedicine program with a face-to-face meeting on January 17, 2006. Full Story



• Testimonials from Iraqi Ministry of Health and Iraqi physicians (December 2005) . . . Full Story



• WiRED Returns to Iraq (November 2005)
  WiRED has successfully installed 19 Medical Information Centers (MICs) in Iraq to date, and this summer we'll will bring another 25 facilities to this country in crisis. For the first time in many years, Iraqi doctors and medical students are accessing the latest Western medical information through the Centers. WiRED director Gary Selnow provides this report from his June 2005 trip to Iraq.
  Full Story



• WiRED Executive Director visits Iraq
  (October 2005) . . . Full Story



• WiRED International Partnered with the American Federation of Teachers (ITU) to provide the Iraqi Teachers Union with computer equipment and ongoing training for ITU officials. Full Story



• WiRED mourns the Loss of Diplomat in Iraq
  Jim Mollen was killed in Iraq on the day before Thanksgiving. Mollen was the U.S. Embassy's senior advisor on Iraqi educational matters. He was shot to death in a car outside the Green Zone while traveling from a meeting. Full Story



• Dr. Khalid N. Mayah provides a July 2004 update on the Medical Information Center at AL Sadar teaching hospital . . . Full Story



• Medical Evacuation & Health Rehabilitation Program for Iraq
  . . . Full Story (.pdf file)



• WiRED launches six additional Medical Information Centers in Iraq . . . Full Story



• In Conversation with Dr. Wadhad Mahbuba, manager of WiRED International's Medical Information Centers in Iraq . . . Full Story



• WiRED Medical Information Centers in Baghdad going strong
  . . . Full Story



• Quality of Life Grant from the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation aids WiRED International in providing spinal cord injury information to Iraqi medical community . . . Full Story



• WiRED International receives support from Pfizer, Inc. to provide healthcare information to the medical community in Iraq
  . . . Full Story



• WiRED International and Affinity Internet partner to help ease the pain for ill and injured children in Iraq . . . Full Story



• International Office of Migration (IOM) & WiRED International partner to improve Iraqi Health Care . . . Full Story



• WiRED International and The Medtronic Foundation come together to provide current healthcare information to medical professionals in Iraq . . . Full Story



• Paradox amid the rubble . . . Full Story



• Iraq Ministry of Health update, June 2003 . . . Full Story (.pdf file)



• Professor brings technology to Iraqi medical community, San Francisco State University . . . Full Story



• U. S. Global Technology Corps brings IT to Iraqi medical students, U.S. Department of State . . . Full Story



• Dr. Gary Selnow's dedication speech of WiRED's Medical Information Center at the Medical City Center, University of Baghdad . . . Full Story



• Dedication Ceremony occurs in the midst of a major power failure in Baghdad; current Healthcare Information returns to Iraq
  . . . Full Story



• American non-profit group brings latest in health care developments to Iraqi medical community; WiRED International to open first Iraqi Center on June 24th . . . Full Story



• WiRED Assists with Nation-Building Activities
  in Iraq
  Join us for continued updates from the field as Dr. Gary W. Selnow participates in humanitarian efforts following the war in Iraq. Gary Selnow is Executive Director of WiRED and professor of communication in the College of Business at San Francisco State University. Selnow also works on international programs through SFSU's Marian Wright Edelman Institute which brings together the University's best scholars and students to address the ever-changing needs of children, youth and families.
  Full Story



• The U.S. Global Technology Corps, a program of the U.S. Department of State, underwrites WiRED's Medical Information Centers in three teaching hospitals in Iraq . . . Full Story

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