WiRED International is pleased to announce the upcoming release of a new edition of our Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program. CME is the bedrock

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

World events have converged in the past year to cause tens of thousands of refugees escaping conflict to seek asylum in Armenia, the majority

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

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Preventable and treatable if diagnosed in early stages of infection. If not, RHD is deadly. A recent 2024 Lancet article

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

As early as the nineteen eighties, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the critical lack of health care in low-resource communities worldwide — a

Cholera vaccine stockpiles are depleted, and health ministries and vaccine makers are scrambling to rebuild the supply. Cholera — a disease controlled and treated

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

Summer is coming and with it the mosquito. Although tropical and subtropical areas of the world host epidemics of mosquito-borne diseases year round, climate

Lassa fever is a zoonotic (animal-borne) acute viral illness spread by the common Mastomys natalensis rat and found in parts of West Africa. Although

In Kisumu, Kenya, menstruation is still too often considered a taboo subject teeming with myths and misconceptions. Hygienic management of menstruation and safe disposal

Lesson 1: Classroom Discussions Ignite Curiosity About Global Health. Before my high school biology class, most of my knowledge about global health stemmed exclusively

WiRED International is pleased to welcome Elaine Musselman, Ph.D., R.N., CNE, to the WiRED Advisory Board. Dr. Musselman currently serves as the director of

Rabies is one of the oldest diseases known, once always fatal to animals and humans. In 1885 Dr. Louis Pasteur injected a series of

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a global health emergency following an outbreak of a new and virulent strain of the mpox virus,

This year WiRED International is proud to mark the 12th anniversary of our continuing community health education programs in Armenia. WiRED provides programs that

WiRED International is pleased to announce that Olivia Spirito will join WiRED’s Advisory Board. WiRED Executive Director Gary Selnow, Ph.D., commented: Olivia has been

We read often about countries in low-resource regions facing a life-threatening shortage of clean drinking water. People die of dehydration, contract water-borne diseases and

For nearly 30 years, WiRED's volunteers have been providing health education to underserved communities around the world. In the coming months, we will reflect

In Kisumu, Kenya WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) confront a staggering number of challenges every month in order to elevate the health of

WiRED International’s board and volunteers wish you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving during a year of particular need and conflict worldwide. This American holiday

WiRED International recently asked for your help in donating to the Sister Bernadette Sunshine-Mitzvah Fund, and so far — thanks to your generous support

This past November WiRED International’s Executive Director Gary Selnow, Ph.D., traveled to Kenya to observe our community health workers (CHWs) in action as they

WiRED International completed another year of bringing free community health education to low-resource areas of the world and increased its programs that train Community