Dangers of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
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What are viral hemorrhagic fevers? They are infectious diseases that may damage blood vessels and cause bleeding. VHFs such as Ebola, Marburg, Dengue, yellow fever, and Lassa fever are contracted
Community Health Worker Online Education Begins in Armenia
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WiRED International announces the start of a community health worker (CHW) trial project in Armenia that features guided online study. This virtual learning method is a first for WiRED’s CHW training program,
New Year Begins for WiRED Community Health Workers
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At the start of the new year, WiRED International’s community health workers (CHWs) in Kenya picked up their active schedule of community health assistance. They live and operate in Kisumu,
WiRED International Releases Module on Avian Flu
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WiRED International has just released an evidence-based training module designed to help community health workers (CHWs) and others working in public health to understand important elements of this rapidly
Kansas Tackling Record Tuberculosis Outbreak
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The Kansas City, Kansas metro area is experiencing the largest outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) in U.S. history, with 67 active cases reported so far. TB is preventable and curable, but if left untreated
Another Year of Providing Vital Health and Clinical Services
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WiRED International’s team of community health workers (CHWs) in western Kenya have come a long, remarkable way since they were first trained in 2020 just when the covid-19 pandemic went global.
Alarming Global Rise in Diabetes in Recent Decades
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Diabetes is a global epidemic. The World Health Organization recently reported that the number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled since 1990, leading to an increase in the disease, especially in low-and
WiRED International Releases Breakthrough Phone App
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WiRED International has always offered our health education programs free to all. In 2020 we went beyond that general concept and developed a Community Health Worker (CHW) program that began by
Happy 2025 from WiRED International
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Since 1997 WiRED has provided health education and training free of charge to people in underserved regions of the world. The drive of WiRED’s volunteers everywhere is to provide the training and information
WiRED International Wraps Up Our 27th Year
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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 Health Workers