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
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
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.
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
This story is the first of a series of occasional pieces WiRED International will post giving recent statistics our readers should know about concerning rising cases of disease in underserved countries.
Today we are pleased to announce the completion of our Cholera animation, the second of seven animations to help communities prepare for an expected surge of infectious diseases in low-resource
In August WiRED International’s community health worker (CHW) team of 18 people performed health services for 9,831 people in Kisumu, Kenya — 800 more than in July! This month CHWs reported