Recent and Past Activity

Jul. 2009: WiRED releases two videos.

There's a saying that those who like films and sausages should never see how they're made. A lot more happens behind the scenes than is readily visible. At the risk of wrecking the magic, we'd like to share a little about what went into the two video introductions now posted on the WiRED and ITN websites. Read full story >

Jul. 2009: Clayton's story.

Soon after Kate Mayer started her work with WiRED, we all learned that her 13-year-old son, Clayton, had biphenotypic leukemia, a particularly rare form of the disease. Read full story >

May 2009: WiRED in Kenya—
Reflections on the past, hopes for the future.

Over the last seven years, an estimated one million Kenyans have had access to accurate information about HIV/AIDS and other critical health-related topics thanks to WiRED's Community Health Information Centers (CHICs). As WiRED makes plans to refurbish and update five CHICs in this country, we reflect on our past work and goals for the future. Read full story >

Apr. 2009: Kosova Hosts Landmark International Medical Conference

When Zgjim Limani, MD, a physician specializing in ear, nose and throat (ENT) medicine, and his colleagues wanted to put together an international medical symposium in Prishtina, Kosova, they asked if WiRED could help arrange a teleconference from the United States. Dr. Limani had worked with WiRED in the past and knew about the newly formed International Telemedicine Network (ITN). Read full story >

Mar. 2009: WiRED receives Berkeley Public Health Hero Award.

The University of California, Berkeley, recently selected WiRED International as the School of Public Health's 2009 Organizational Public Health Hero. Berkeley recognized WiRED for "its achievements in using information technology to provide up-to-date health education and medical information to individuals in developing, post-conflict, and isolated regions of the world." Read full story >

Jan. 2009: WiRED receives grant from the Medtronic Foundation.

In January, WiRED International received a $50,000 grant from the Medtronic Foundation to support organizational elements of the International Telemedicine Network (ITN). The ITN is a consortium of 13 medical schools, teaching hospitals, research institutes, and non-profit organizations partnering to improve world health by providing medical education to healthcare communities in developing regions of the world. Read full story >

Nov. 2008: WiRED leads forty-five minute video conference.

On November 23, 2008, as a capstone to a two-day conference at the Medical City Center in Baghdad, WiRED International led a forty-five minute administrative video conference between Iraqi conference attendees and a group of five doctors and consultants at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Read full story >

Sept. 2008: WiRED organizes meeting of telemedicine experts to discuss
new collaboration.

WiRED International hosted a meeting at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC on September 25th, bringing together telemedicine experts from 12 leading medical, technology, and nonprofit organizations from across the country. The consortium participants explored ways they could pool their skills, experience, and resources through an International Telemedicine Network (ITN) to deliver medical education and information systems to the poorest developing countries in the world. Read full story >

Sept. 2008: Dr. Gary Selnow's address to the ITN organizational meeting.

Read Dr. Gary Selnow's address to the Children's National Medical Center ITN Organizational Meeting held on September 25, 2008. Read full story >

Aug. 2008: Central American countries welcome new WiRED centers.

In a whirlwind three days in August, WiRED opened Medical Information Centers (MICs) in Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. Ribbon cutting ceremonies at the three new MIC openings brought out doctors, nurses, hospital administrators and many celebrants from the local communities. Read full story in English > (en Español >)

Jun. 2008: WiRED in action: bringing experts together via technology.

In June 2008, WiRED, its IT partners, and the ICDDR,B provided critical medical information to Iraqi doctors via videoconference and training videos to help contain an outbreak of cholera. Read full story >

Jun. 2008: 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. Read full story >

Sep. 2007: Summary—personal stories from Kenya.

The following stories, sent to us by CHIC visitors, staffers and community members, reflect the anguish and sorrow, and the hope and joy experienced among those familiar with WiRED's Centers. These recollections describe the value of WiRED's programs, and show how WiRED is offering an opportunity to those who have lost all optimism to once again experience hope.
Read full story >

Jul. 2007: 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. The story focused on the significant impact that WiRED's low-budget, medical education programs are having in Iraq, in comparison to some large projects with budgets reaching $150 million that have "essentially fallen apart," as described by Cooper. Read full story >

Jun. 2007: State Department Announces Funding to Restart WiRED's Telemedicine Program with Iraq

The U.S. Department of State has recently announced that it will underwrite the restart of WiRED's telemedicine program in Iraq. This year, the program will include a general curriculum to update Iraqi physicians and nurses on current medical developments . . . Full Story

Aug. 2006: WiRED receives grant from the Medtronic Foundation for medical education in Serbia and Kosovo.

The Medtronic Foundation announced in early August that it will provide a humanitarian grant to support WiRED's medical education work in Serbia and Kosovo. This grant will continue the Medtronic Foundation's generous underwriting of WiRED's Medical Information Centers in the former Yugoslavia. It will cover new equipment and installation and share in the operating costs for medical content. Read full story >

Aug. 2006: 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. Read full story >