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- WiRED Leads Forty-Five Minute Video Conference
On November 23, 2008, as a capstone to a two-day conference at the Medical City Center in Baghdad, WiRED International led a
forty-five minute administrative video conference between Iraqi conference attendees and a group of five doctors and consultants
at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. . . . Full Story
- WiRED in Action: Bringing Experts Together
via Technology
In June 2008, WiRED, its IT partners, and the ICDDR,B provided critical medical information to Iraqi doctors via videoconference and training videos to help contain an outbreak of cholera. . . Full Story
- WiRED Marks Fifth Anniversary of Its First Medical Information Center in Iraq
On June 24, 2003, WiRED International launched its first Medical Information
Center (MIC) in Iraq. Now, five years later, WiRED celebrates the anniversary
of this launch, having installed more than 30 MICs throughout the country
and video conferencing facilities in four Iraqi cities.
. . . Full Story
- WiRED on CNN
On Friday, July 21, 2007, WiRED's telemedicine program in Iraq
was the topic on one of America's most-watched news programs, CNN’s
Anderson Cooper 360. . . Full Story
- June 2007: State Department Announces Funding to Restart WiRED's Telemedicine Program with Iraq
The U.S. Department of State has recently announced that it will underwrite the restart of WiRED's telemedicine program in Iraq. This year, the program will include a general curriculum to update Iraqi physicians and nurses on current medical developments. . . Full Story
- Update: WiRED’s Medical Education Work in Iraq
This summer, WiRED International has been coordinating a telemedicine
program between three U.S. medical universities and four
medical schools in Iraq. . . Full Story
- WiRED Successfully Completes First Telemedicine Conference between
Iraqi and U.S. Physicians
April 2006 brought the first video conference between Iraqi physicians at Baghdad’s Medical City Center and U.S. physicians at Washington D.C.’s Children's Hospital. Panels of physicians on both sides discussed medical cases for more than one hour. . . Full Story
- January 2006: Groundbreaking Launch Links Hospitals in
Baghdad, San Francisco
Technicians on opposite sides of the globe celebrated the success of equipment tests for WiRED’s telemedicine program with a face-to-face meeting on January 17, 2006. . . Full Story
- December 2005: Testimonials from Iraqi Ministry of Health and
Iraqi Physicians. . . Full Story
- November 2005: WiRED Executive Director visits Iraq
Despite the reality that it has become too dangerous for most NGOs to continue their work in Iraq, WiRED's programs in the war-torn country are gaining momentum as critical resources for the Iraqi medical community.
. . . Full Story
- WiRED International Partnered with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to Provide the Iraqi Teachers Union (ITU) with Computer Equipment and Ongoing Training for ITU Officials
WiRED recently expanded its partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in June 2005 by launching a new computer lab in Iraq.
. . . Full Story
- November 2004: WiRED Returns to Iraq
WiRED has successfully installed 19 Medical Information Centers (MICs) in Iraq to date, and this summer we'll will bring another 25 facilities to this country in crisis. For the first time in many years, Iraqi doctors and medical students are accessing the latest Western medical information through the Centers. WiRED director Gary Selnow provides this report from his June 2005 trip to Iraq. . . Full Story
- November 2004: WiRED Mourns the Loss of
Diplomat in Iraq
Jim Mollen was killed in Iraq on the day before Thanksgiving. Mollen was the U.S. Embassy's senior advisor on Iraqi educational matters. He was shot to death in a car outside the Green Zone while traveling from a meeting. . . Full Story
- Update on the Medical Information Center at AL Sadar Teaching Hospital
Wired International and the International Organization for Migration www.iom.int have collaborated with our hospital to develop an electronic library—the Medical Information Center. This facility, on the fifth floor of our hospital, is one of ten Medical Information Centers installed by WiRED and IOM in Iraq. . . Full Story
- Medical Evacuation & Health Rehabilitation Program for Iraq
. . . Full Story (PDF file)
- WiRED Launches Six Additional Medical Information Centers in Iraq
In mid-March, 2004, as part of its effort to provide all medical schools and key hospitals in Iraq with the latest medical information, WiRED International outfitted six medical schools and teaching hospitals with its computer-based Medical Information Centers. . . Full Story
- In Conversation with Dr. Wadhad Mahbuba
Dr. Wadhad Mahbuba is the manager of WiRED International's Medical Information Centers in Iraq. The Iraqi physician describes here how the four original Centers, which were installed in mid-2003, are operating today.
. . . Full Story
- WiRED Medical Information Centers in Baghdad Going Strong
In mid-March, I visited the first Medical Information Center WiRED installed in Iraq. That was last June when WiRED's technician, Che Pangborn, and I launched the Center in Baghdad's large Medical City Center with 10 operational computers and a complete medical e-library for use by thousands of medical faculty and students. . . Full Story
- Quality of Life Grant from the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Aids WiRED International in Providing Spinal Cord Injury Information to Iraqi Medical Community
The generous contribution will help fund Phase-II of WiRED's ongoing Medical Centers in Iraq program, with a primary focus on the Spinal Cord Hospital in Baghdad, which was damaged by a bomb at the United Nations Headquarters in Iraq last August. . . Full Story
- WiRED International Receives Support from Pfizer, Inc. to Provide Healthcare Information to the Medical Community in Iraq
Pfizer, Inc. is supporting WiRED International's healthcare program in Iraq by awarding the San Francisco-based non-profit organization a first-time grant of $10,000. This gift will partially underwrite the establishment of Medical Information Centers in eleven medical schools and nine hospitals in Iraq.
. . . Full Story
- WiRED International and Affinity Internet Partner to Help Ease the Pain for Ill and Injured Children in Iraq
With so much grim news coming out of Iraq, it is heartening to hear about corporations and organizations that are striving to improve the quality of life for Iraqi citizens. . . Full Story
- International Office of Migration (IOM) & WiRED International Partner to Improve Iraqi Health Care
As part of IOM's Medical Evacuation and Health Rehabilitation Program for Iraq (MEHRPI), which addresses treatment options for patients who currently cannot find appropriate care in Iraq, efforts are being made to equip local medical facilities with technology and resources to strengthen the health care system during this transitional phase of rehabilitation.
. . . Full Story
- WiRED International and The Medtronic Foundation Come Together to Provide Current Healthcare Information to Medical Professionals in Iraq
The Medtronic Foundation renewed support of WiRED International's healthcare programs by awarding the San Francisco-based non-profit organization a grant of $40,000 to fund Phase-II of its priority healthcare programs in Iraq. . . Full Story
- August 2003: Paradox Amid the Rubble
The room at the Al Kadhymia Teaching Hospital in Iraq had bars on the windows, lots of electrical outlets, and plenty of space to accommodate computers. I was traveling with an American computer technician and an Iraqi physician in May on a project sponsored by the U.S. Department of State to create medical-information centers at teaching hospitals and medical schools throughout the country. . . Full Story
- June 2003: Iraq Ministry of Health Update. . . Full Story (PDF file)
- Professor Brings Technology to Iraqi Medical Community,
San Francisco State University
Business professor Gary Selnow and the non-profit organization that he founded, WiRED International, dedicated a new Medical Information Center in the largest medical school and teaching hospital in Baghdad. . . Full Story
- U. S. Global Technology Corps Brings IT to Iraqi Medical Students,
U.S. Department of State
The Department of State’s U. S. Global Technology Corps (USGTC) is providing computer technology and training to medical students in Baghdad, Iraq as part of a joint public diplomacy initiative with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. . . Full Story
- Dr. Gary Selnow's Dedication Speech of WiRED's Medical Information Center at the Medical City Center, University of Baghdad. . . Full Story
- June 2003: Dedication Ceremony Occurs in the Midst of a Major Power Failure in Baghdad
On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, WiRED International launched the first of several Medical Information Centers at a ceremony held in Iraq's largest teaching hospital. . . Full Story
- American Non-Profit Group Brings Latest in Health Care Developments to Iraqi Medical Community
WiRED International uses information technology to provide Iraq's healthcare community with the latest developments in human medicine. This non-profit organization will develop Medical Information Centers in the largest medical schools and teaching hospitals in Baghdad. . . Full Story
- WiRED Assists with Nation-Building Activities in Iraq
Join us for continued updates from the field as Dr. Gary W. Selnow participates in humanitarian efforts following the war in Iraq. Gary Selnow is Executive Director of WiRED and professor of communication in the College of Business at San Francisco State University. Selnow also works on international programs through SFSU's Marian Wright Edelman Institute which brings together the University's best scholars and students to address the ever-changing needs of children, youth and families.
. . . Full Story
- WiRED International Provides Healthcare Information to Iraq's
Medical Community
This rapid-start, two-stage project will provide Iraq's healthcare community with access to information about the latest developments in human medicine. The Medical Information Centers will offer comprehensive medical e-libraries on CD-ROMs. . . Full Story
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