On October 6th, 2026, the first patient with Ebola arrived at the Nairobi airport on a flight from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Just months earlier, WiRED International had updated its Ebola training
On November 2, 2026 the Kisumu West Sub-County (MOH) sent representative Dr. Collins Omollo to monitor the WiRED International’s Community Health Worker Training (CHW) session in Lela village in Kisumu, Kenya.
WiRED International is pleased to announce the launch of the fourth and final basic training class in 2026 of community health workers (CHWs) employed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in western Kenya. The program
The old woman entered the small office, sliding her feet forward a few inches at a time. She seemed uncertain of her welcome, perhaps remembering other places where she had been turned away. She wore
On October 6 the Kenya Ministry of Health registered its first case of the fast-spreading Bundibugyo Ebola virus from a man who subsequently died after a flight to Nairobi from the Democratic Republic of
This year the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report that analyzed the global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and infectious diseases (IDs). WHO states that low-resource countries
A week ago in a story on this website, WiRED International described alarming reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighting a global surge in child malnutrition. In response to this expanding
WiRED International community health workers (CHWs) reached almost 10,500 people in Kisumu, Kenya this month. Tuberculosis (TB) hit #1 as the top health concern in August, followed closely by the
Child malnutrition is on the rise in Kisumu, Kenya, according to WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team. Sadly, malnutrition is part of life in Kenya; but the current spike in children was caught
Every month WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) tell stories about their work. Our frontline team operates with little global aid to support the healthcare of their communities. CHWs treat