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"In this entire process, very little money changes hands. WiRED’s administrators, board and field workers are volunteers. Through a network of partnerships, programs are disseminated by people who volunteer. At the other end, no one ever pays to use WiRED’s modules. Ever."

 

 

 

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December 2010: Wrapping up WiRED's 10th Anniversary Year

In the past decade WiRED's path has twisted and turned across 12 countries on 4 continents. But we have always stayed true to course on key matters: 1) targeting people in need, 2) using tools of technology for medical information, and 3) supporting the belief that people can help themselves if you give them a hand. Read more >

 

December 2010: WiRED Welcomes New Board Member

Allison Kozicharow is delighted to join WiRED's board after serving as a volunteer since the organization's inception. She first became involved through Richard Gilbert, D.D., her father and board member, and now edits documents and writes articles for WiRED. Read more >

 

November 2010: A Salute to Robert Ohrenschall

Robert Ohrenschall joined WiRED International as its board's first chair, and has guided the organization from its beginnings in 2000 to its 10th anniversary celebration this year. Although he will remain on the board as a regular member, he passed the baton to new chair Anthony Hodge on October 1, 2010. Read more >

 

November 2010: WiRED Welcomes New Board Member

Miriam A. Othman, MD, MPH, brings a wealth of medical and international public health experience to WiRED International. Currently, she is Project Coordinator for WiRED International's Community Health Information (CHI) program, developing the texts for the tutorials and study materials offered in WiRED's new training program for grassroots communities. Read more >

 

October 2010: WiRED Welcomes New Board Member

WiRED is honored to welcome back George Guszcza, a previous volunteer, as its new board member. To say that Mr. Guszcza brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to WiRED International would be an understatement. His impressive resume and vast list of achievements speak for themselves. Read more >

 

October 2010: WiRED Celebrates First Decade of Service

On October 1, 2010 WiRED International celebrated its 10th anniversary with a luncheon at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C. Board members, donors, and volunteers came together on this sunny Friday to celebrate WiRED's first decade. Read more >

 

August 2010: WiRED's New CHIC Program Impacts Population Health
in Kenya

No medication or medical device can do as much to promote good health in remote regions as a population's knowledge of good health practices. For the people of Kisumu, Kenya, WiRED's Community Health Information Centers (CHICs) provide the only source of basic health information, especially HIV/AIDS prevention. Read more >

 

August 2010—Series: Volunteers Who Contribute
Michael Constantine

Actor Michael Constantine has starred in eminent roles throughout his career and proved himself to be a jack of all trades, but has never forgotten about others in the world. From his rise to fame on Broadway and television to his epic role in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," he has truly done it all. Read more >

 

July 2010: WiRED Revitalizes the CHIC Program in Kenya

Work is underway to revitalize the Community Health Information Centers (CHICs) program in Kenya. Using technology upgraded since the program's beginning nearly nine years ago, WiRED is supplying new computers and educational material in two of its facilities in Kisumu. Read more >

 

June 2010: WiRED Connects Five New Medical Information Centers
in Central America

When orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Juaquin Corvera, diagnoses a patient and performs the necessary surgery, his long experience generally enables him to handle the procedures deftly. So, over the years his training and first-hand experience have served him and his patients well. Read more >

 

June 2010—Series: Volunteers Who Contribute
Angela Woon

For volunteer Angela Woon, working with WiRED International has not only allowed her (albeit virtually) to satisfy her wanderlust, but to gain a new perspective on remote countries, cultures, and the problems they face. Read more >

 

May 2010: WiRED Launches Newly Designed Features of ITN
in Central America

Map of Central America

Five new Medical Information Centers (MICs) opening in Central America June 4-10, 2010, will link to a newly refined, online resource that provides a wealth of medical information for doctors in developing countries. In addition to supplying the computers and other necessary equipment, WiRED will launch a new information and training tool from the International Telemedicine Network (ITN) education portal. Read more >

 

May 2010—Series: Volunteers Who Contribute
Val, Chet and Emily Bardo

The adage goes "the family that plays together stays together." And so it must hold true too when it comes to the family that volunteers together. Just ask Val, Chet and Emily Bardo, a close-knit family who not only share their love of the outdoors and animals but volunteering at WiRED, too. Read more >

 

Apr. 2010—Series: Volunteers Who Contribute
Bess Touma

If WiRED created the position of full-time volunteer, it would proudly bestow it on Bess Touma. A volunteer from January 2001 to December 2007, Touma was instrumental in WiRED's development and worked tirelessly almost full time without pay, according to WiRED founder Dr. Gary Selnow. Read more >

 

Mar. 2010—Series: Spotlighting WiRED Around the World
Santiago Castellon

Early in 2001, in Leon, Nicaragua, Santiago Castellon opened the Ben Linder café. This small restaurant and bar served organic coffee and healthy meals, but it needed something more to draw in customers. Residents of Leon also needed something more—access to the Internet. So Castellon and his partners decided that the Ben Linder would become a cyber café. Read more >

 

Mar. 2010—Series: Volunteers Who Contribute
Ann Britton, Graphic Designer

When describing her graphic design career, Ann Britton unpretentiously calls herself lucky—lucky to have a graphic designer visit her junior high class and help illuminate her career path, lucky to get an "in" working with Nike, lucky to have an interesting stable of clients. Read more >

 

Feb. 2010—Series: Spotlighting WiRED Around the World
Che Pangborn

Jumping on a plane, Che Pangborn was headed to Croatia for a few weeks of vacation in 1998. Or so he thought.

 

Little did Pangborn know that his first trip outside the United States would turn out to be the stepping stone for his journey into volunteerism with WiRED International, one that would last for several years. Read more >

 

Jan. 2010: 17th U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona
Joins WiRED Board

This month, WiRED is honored to welcome the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, to its board. Read more >

 

Jan. 2010—Series: Spotlighting WiRED Around the World
Zgjim Limani, M.D.

When Zgjim Limani, M.D. studied medicine at the University of Prishtina in Kosova during a post-war period, the school had to be rebuilt after severe vandalism by outside aggressors and the bombing raid by NATO. The Balkans had been isolated for two decades by the many wars in the area. "This impacted our health system, too," says Dr. Limani. Read more >

 

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