WiRED’s Frontline Health Training
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WiRED International’s Community Health Worker (CHW) Program now offers a sustainable three-pillar framework designed to elevate the capacity of communities to fortify healthcare delivery and
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Kenya: Rains Bring High Water and High Risk
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Seasonal long rains have caused widespread flooding across Kenya, resulting in loss of life, destruction of critical infrastructure, mass displacement and
Critical Training in Critical Times: A New WiRED/Tom Mboya University Blueprint for Community Health Worker Training
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Ten years ago, WiRED International made a strategic pivot that felt like a calculated risk: we shifted our entire health awareness focus toward training community health workers (CHWs). At the time, we couldn’t have
Building the Frontline of Care
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In 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a resolution to establish guidelines for community health worker (CHW) training — having recognized for years that CHWs could fill the gap in health care found in
WiRED Releases Advanced Rehydration and Diarrheal Disease Management Module
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WiRED International just added a new module called Advanced Rehydration and Diarrheal Disease Management module to our resource library. If you live in a country where medical services are available
Infectious Diseases Are Rising Globally
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Infectious diseases — such as cholera, malaria, mpox, measles — are skyrocketing. Sadly, many of the infectious diseases found in low-resource regions of the world are already endemic. These areas
Infectious Diseases Top List of Health Concerns for Team in Kenya
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In 2025 the United States terminated foreign health aid and eventually pulled its membership out of the World Health Organization (WHO). With little access to vaccines and medicines, diseases
2025 Health Aid Cuts Impact Tuberculosis Services in Low-Resource Countries
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Tuberculosis (TB) is preventable and curable. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that “In 2025, decisions by the government of the United States of America (USG) and wider political developments
World Health Organization Sees Climate Change as World’s Top Health Threat
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Climate change is a fast-growing risk to people, animals and the environment. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that “Climate change is impacting human lives and health in a variety of ways. It threatens
WiRED Community Health Worker December Report
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The holidays usually make December a slow month for WiRED International’s community health workers (CHW) in Kisumu, Kenya — but not this year! This December the 20-member CHW team provided