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January 22, 2003

U.S. Ambassador to Kenya to Dedicate Medical Information Center at the University of Nairobi



U.S. Ambassador to Kenya to Dedicate Medical Information Center at the University of Nairobi

U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Johnnie Carson, will join WiRED International for the opening of a new Medical Information Center at the University of Nairobi Faculty of Medicine on February 4, 2003. "The Ambassador's participation highlights growing international recognition of the crucial connection between access to information and the health of developing nations," says WiRED Executive Director Dr. Gary Selnow. "We are honored that Mr. Carson will join us for this important event. This computer facility--the first available in Kenya's largest medical school-will enable students and faculty to access information that has, to date, been beyond their reach.

The Center will make critical information technology available to Kenyan doctors and medical students for the first time, providing them with essential education and research tools to address the ravages of HIV/AIDS and other health care issues. It will feature ten computer workstations, WiRED's medical e-library, and Internet connectivity.

This is a natural extension of WiRED's ongoing work, which provides comprehensive information and communication resources to communities in Kenya. . A country-wide Health Care and HIV/AIDS Information Network will soon link the university with the local Centers. This network will accommodate student and faculty lectures, research and other field activities to strengthen the study and the practice of medicine. Further, it will improve the information available to health professionals in the field and form a cohesive, medical network among Kenya's provinces and its leading university. Recent data revealed that 94% of healthcare professionals in the communities served receive at least 50 percent of their medical information from a WiRED Center, while 22% said they got "nearly 100 percent" of their information from a Center. In 2003, WiRED will expand the number of Centers serving local communities.

WiRED, which often collaborates with San Francisco State University’s Marian Wright Edelman Institute and with the U.S. State Department-sponsored Global Technology Corps--now operates Centers in the Balkans, Africa and Latin America. WiRED, which often collaborates with San Francisco State University’s Marian Wright Edelman Institute and with the U.S. State Department-sponsored Global Technology Corps--now operates Centers in the Balkans, Africa and Latin America.
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