In November WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team in Kisumu, Kenya CHWs provided education for their population on a wide range of illnesses and preventive measures to guard against disease.
This year is like no other for underserved regions of the world whose populations struggle to survive. In 2025 the U.S. Administration suspended global aid programs that offer vaccines, medicines
In April 2025 the journal Frontiers in Public Health published a paper co-written by WiRED International Medical Programs Director Maryam Othman, M.D., M.P.H., and WiRED Executive Director Gary Selnow, Ph.D.
Last month WiRED International asked for your help in donating to the Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah Fund. Many people who follow WiRED’s work have generously responded with contributions. We are
As we approach the end of 2025, the world is experiencing a resurgence of diphtheria, particularly across much of Africa, with active outbreaks reported in Nigeria, Niger, Guinea, Mauritania, Somalia, and South
This October WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team in Kisumu, Kenya reached more than 10,000 residents with health services — nearly 1,300 more people than in September.
Earlier this year, news broke that the administration was cutting funds to USAID and ending support for other global health programs serving low-resource countries. At first, the reports seemed exaggerated
How can already underserved regions of the world ward off illness now that global aid of medicines and vaccines has been severely reduced? In response to U.S. funding cuts for health care to under-resourced regions,
In the course of a long-standing collaboration, this August and September NGO Miasin joined with WiRED International–Armenia to produce a series of lectures titled, “The Role of a Community Health Worker
This September WiRED International community health workers (CHWs) operating in Kisumu, Kenya named HIV/AIDS as the top health concern — sadly, that isn’t a surprise. The USAID funding elimination is already