WiRED’s Frontline Health Training
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WiRED International’s Community Health Worker (CHW) Program now offers a sustainable three-pillar framework designed to elevate the capacity of communities to fortify healthcare delivery and
Tag: Kenya
Kenya: Rains Bring High Water and High Risk
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Seasonal long rains have caused widespread flooding across Kenya, resulting in loss of life, destruction of critical infrastructure, mass displacement and
Critical Training in Critical Times: A New WiRED/Tom Mboya University Blueprint for Community Health Worker Training
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Ten years ago, WiRED International made a strategic pivot that felt like a calculated risk: we shifted our entire health awareness focus toward training community health workers (CHWs). At the time, we couldn’t have
Infectious Diseases Top List of Health Concerns for Team in Kenya
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In 2025 the United States terminated foreign health aid and eventually pulled its membership out of the World Health Organization (WHO). With little access to vaccines and medicines, diseases
WiRED Community Health Worker December Report
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The holidays usually make December a slow month for WiRED International’s community health workers (CHW) in Kisumu, Kenya — but not this year! This December the 20-member CHW team provided
Class of 20 Kenyans Graduate as Community Health Workers
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WiRED International is pleased to announce that all 20 students who took our community health worker (CHW) training class in Kisumu, Kenya passed their exams with high scores and earned certificates
WiRED Community Health Worker November Report
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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
There Is Still Time to Help Feed Hungry Families in Western Kenya!
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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
WiRED Community Health Worker October Report from Kenya
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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.
Please Support the Sister Bernadette Sunshine Mitzvah Fund
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Residents in western Kenya, where a team of WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) serve, face ongoing poverty, disease and hunger each day, but their lives are especially difficult around the holidays.