Global Health

News from WiRED

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WiRED International announces a GoFundMe campaign, the launch of WiRED Instagram and the creation of a WiRED brochure.

WiRED’s GoFundMe campaign — “20 for 20 in 2021” — will support our health initiatives in Kenya. COVID-19, 100-year floods, food shortages and a lack of resources to treat physical and mental health needs are a few of the problems that underserved communities in Kenya are facing this year. Our campaign, called “20 for 20 in 2021,” will enable WiRED to train 20 community health workers (CHWs) in Kenya in the year 2021.

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WiRED Announces Release of Documentary

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WiRED International is pleased to announce the release of a documentary, “Community Health Begins with Knowledge.”
The film, shot on location in Kisumu, Kenya, introduces WiRED’s Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program and demonstrates how the workers provide a critical link between underserved communities and the outside healthcare system. The story of the CHW program unfolds through interviews with the workers and footage of these trained paraprofessionals interacting with people of their communities.

People@WiRED

WiRED Mourns the Loss of Tatjana Grgich

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WiRED International’s board of directors and volunteers are deeply saddened by the death of Tatjana Grgich, nee Cizmic, on September 2, 2020. She passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side. Mrs. Grgich served 30 years as president of the Tatjana Grgich Foundation, which assisted youth from Croatia and other conflict-torn areas of the world. She was also a founding member of WiRED.