Rains and Floods Pummel Kenya
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Torrential rain and flooding are now creating calamitous conditions in Kisumu, Kenya, where WiRED International’s paraprofessional team of community health workers (CHWs) live and guard the health of their
Category: Noncommunicable Disease
Update on Health Screening Clinics in Kenya
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In March 2023 WiRED International launched our innovative Health Screening Clinic (HSC) program in Kisumu, Kenya. Led by a WIRED team of community health workers (CHWs), the goal was to take basic health screening
An Overview of WiRED’s Community Health Worker Program
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As early as the nineteen eighties, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the critical lack of health care in low-resource communities worldwide — a lack due to the inability of health care systems to provide
The Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah Fund
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Every year WiRED International collects donations for the Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah fund, which raises money for the purchase of groceries for residents living in informal settlement (slums) in Kisumu
Second Lecture Session in Series on Health Takes Place in Armenia
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WiRED International reports that a second lecture session in the series “Health Is the Key to Well-Being” took place February 29 to March 2 at the “Emili Aregak” Center in Gyumri, Armenia.
WiRED International Preparing for A New Community Health Worker Training Program in Nigeria
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The World Health Organization reports that Nigeria, like so many countries in Africa, faces a severe shortage of health professionals, especially in rural areas. In response, WiRED will partner with a local
Dengue Fever Cases Soar in Brazil
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Dengue fever is sweeping through Brazil’s population causing states of emergency and prompting mass vaccinations. The sometime fatal illness occurs thanks to the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito,
Monthly Update from Kenya
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A team of WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) live and operate in Kisumu, Kenya, where they focus their work in the six informal settlements (slums). Thousands of people who live in these
ACHIEVE Conference Targets Hypertension in Africa
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In an article just published in the Lancet, the Accelerating African Control of Hypertension through Innovative Epidemiology and a Vibrant Ecosystem (ACHIEVE) reported that hypertension is a leading cause of premature death in Africa, with the highest global rate of
Monthly Update from WiRED International’s Community Health Workers in Kenya
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WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) in Kisumu, Kenya, completed another year of providing their area residents with vital healthcare services and referrals. During the month of December