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Interview with Dr. Maryam Othman
WiRED International editor Allison Kozicharow recently interviewed Maryam Othman, M.D., M.P.H. In addition to teaching at Western University of Health Sciences in California, she is also a WiRED Governing
A Volunteer’s Personal Essay
I recall sitting in the Ben Linder Café in León, Nicaragua in 2002 with the directors of two American NGOs: Michael Lundquist, head of the Polus Center, and Dr. Gary Selnow, head of WiRED International. They were
WiRED Community Health Worker Report from Kenya
In May the World Health Organization reported that Kenya is boosting its national cholera preparedness and response amid cholera outbreaks during the rainy season. Also in May, not surprisingly, WiRED
Mpox Outbreaks Continue to Spread
Less than a year ago, in August 2024, mpox spread rapidly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to four neighboring countries, and as a result the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health
WiRED International’s 25th Anniversary Magazine
To mark our milestone anniversary WiRED International is pleased to present an e-magazine
to sum up our work to elevate health in underserved communities globally.

What We Do
Community Health Worker (CHW) Program
Community Health Training
Vaccinator Training Program (VTP)



WiRED’s CHW Program is the latest addition to our health education courses. It provides a three-week training program followed by ongoing continuing health education activities. Like all WiRED’s material, the curriculum is free. Learn more here.
WiRED makes available hundreds of evidence-based health training modules designed for medical personnel as well as people who are not medical professionals. The aim of these programs is to strengthen community illness prevention and enable people to participate in their own health care. Learn more here.
Train vaccinators today to administer vaccines that arrive tomorrow.
Effective COVID-19 vaccines are now being released, and soon they will reach underserved regions. But, where will low-resource countries find enough trained people to vaccinate the population? WiRED’s Vaccinator Training Program (VTP) — based on WHO vaccination guidelines — trains people at the local level. Learn how here.
WiRED’s partnerships are central to the successful distribution of our materials. WiRED develops the health modules and training programs, supplies the hardware, software and teacher training, and then works with our partners who take these resources the last mile.
What We’ve Done

During the past two decades, WiRED has delivered innovative health education solutions to low-resource communities throughout the world. We were the first to provide Internet connections in war-ravaged towns throughout the former Yugoslavia; to offer IT-based training programs to Iraqi doctors, to bring computer-based, HIV/AIDS training to East Africa during the height of the crisis; and to present Ebola training to communities in West Africa during the outbreak. Click History to learn more about WiRED’s firsts and accomplishments.
These narratives and the timeline will guide you through WiRED’s 20+ year history
from our beginnings on the ground in the war-torn former Yugoslavia
to our training programs today that are accessible anywhere anytime.

Health Learning Center
WiRED creates and releases modules designed to benefit public health and to reflect a full scope and depth of coverage of key health topics. We upgrade modules as needed to keep pace with medical advances. New module topics are often suggested by doctors and other health professionals to be of concern within the low-service communities they serve.
WiRED’s special series allow users to gain comprehensive knowledge on a given subject. Our series include packages on Mother and Child Health, Infectious Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Cancer, Diabetes, Echocardiology and more. Also, we bundle modules into series in foreign languages such as Spanish and Armenian.
ENTIRE HEALTH LEARNING LIBRARY
Our e-library allows physicians and nurses, community health workers and general audiences to address the prevention and treatment of both infectious and noncommunicable diseases in underserved regions. WiRED’s 400+ health modules are available free of charge by anyone anywhere for copying and download onto computers, flash drives and other portable storage media.
HealthMAP
You can download all 400+ of WiRED’s health modules through WiRED’s Health Module Access Program (HealthMAP) by clicking here. This easy-to-use free program will enable you to create your own customized collection of health learning modules. You can learn more about HealthMAP by viewing the video to the right.
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June Report from Community Health Workers in Kenya

Reminder: Please Support the Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah Fund for the Holidays

Another Year of Providing Vital Health and Clinical Services

July Report from Community Health Workers in Kenya

Mpox Outbreaks Continue to Spread

Interview with Dr. Maryam Othman

When ARVs Are Gone: Providing Mental Health Support for People Living with HIV

WiRED International Releases Breakthrough Phone App

WiRED Community Health Worker March Report

When Vaccines Are Gone

WiRED Begins Collaboration with Tom Mboya University

WiRED International Wraps Up Our 27th Year

Community Health Worker Online Education Begins in Armenia

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreak a Global Health Emergency

WiRED International Releases New Module on Rabies

WiRED Initiates Community Health Worker Outcome Reports

August Report from Community Health Workers in Kenya

Happy 2025 from WiRED International

Update: Concern Rises over Increase in Mpox Cases in Kenya

A Volunteer’s Personal Essay

[Final module in a three-part series] When ARVs Are Gone

WiRED International Director Reports on Recent Visit to Kenya

WiRED International Unveils “When ARVs Are Gone” Web Page

Water Purification in Times of Climate Change

Alarming Global Rise in Diabetes in Recent Decades

WiRED Mourns the Loss of Robert A. Corrigan

New Year Begins for WiRED Community Health Workers

Lecture Series Promoting Health Awareness in Armenia Concludes

Dangers of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Funding Cuts Threaten the Fulbright Program

Potential Epidemic Warning for Three Infectious Diseases

WiRED Community Health Workers Continuing Vital Health Work in Kenya

A Thanksgiving Message from WiRED International

November Report from WiRED Community Health Workers in Western Kenya

Dr. Elaine Musselman Joins WiRED’s Advisory Board

Please Support the Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah Fund!

WiRED International Releases Module on Avian Flu

Kansas Tackling Record Tuberculosis Outbreak

WiRED Community Health Worker April Report

WiRED International Needs Your Support for 2025

WiRED International brings vital medical and health education, free of charge, to underserved communities around the world. Volunteer hours and monetary donations make a huge difference in our capacity to provide health education in low resource regions. WiRED is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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