In-depth project country information:
- 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. . . Full Story
- May 2010: WiRED Launches Newly Designed Features of ITN in 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. . . Full Story
- August 25-27, 2008: Central American Countries Welcome New
WiRED Centers
In a whirlwind three days in August, WiRED opened Medical Information Centers (MICs) in Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador.
. . . Full story in English (en Español)
- October 2005 Inaugurates New Centers in Nicaragua, Honduras
On October 12, the Center de salud. Perla Maria Norori—Leon's main medical school—welcomed a new WiRED Medical Information Center (MIC) to Nicaragua. . . Full Story
- Medical Information Centers in Nicaragua are Critical Resources for Doctors and Students
According to its Director, Dr. Cesar Flores, the Medical Information Center (MIC) at the Centro de Salud de Sutiava Clinic in Leon, Nicaragua, serves as an important resource for doctors and medical students. . . Full Story
- Many Partners Create Walking Unidos Program
Walking Unidos began with local citizens who recognized a great need for a clinic to give accident and landmine victims prosthetic devices that would enable them to have more normal mobility and more hope for a productive life. . . Full Story
- Walking Unidos
Providing free prosthetics to land-mine victims and those with other mobility disabilities is a challenge for Walking Unidos, a local non-profit organization established in Leon, Nicaragua, by the Polus Center.
. . . Full Story
- Empowering the Disabled in Nicaragua
In León, I had the good fortune to work with Santiago Castellón at Walking Unidos, a prosthetic outreach project affiliated with the Polus Center and WiRED International. . . Full Story
- August 9th, 2004: Nicaragua MIC Installation
WiRED International, on August 6, 2004 opened the doors to the second of its Medical Information Centers (MIC) in Leon, Nicaragua. . . Full Story
- Nicaragua MIC Installation Dedication Speech. . . In English
- Traducción del Discurso del Dr. Gary Selnow en Nicaragua
Inauguración de Biblioteca Virtual en el Centro de Salud de Sutiava León Nicaragua. . . En Español
- WiRED International and the Tiburon-Belvedere Rotary Club bring Healthcare Information to medical professionals and students in Nicaragua
On August 7, 2003, WiRED International launched a seven-station Medical Information Center at the University of Leon School of Medicine.
. . . Full Story
- WiRED International launches new Medical Information Center in the Medical School at the University of Nicaragua
WiRED International will provide a Medical Information Center for faculty and students of the Medical School at the University of Nicaragua in Leon.
. . . Full Story
- January 14, 2002: Internet Reaches Out to a Struggling Community.
Technology Brings Jobs, Education and Communication.
The education and information resources of the Internet are available for the first time to a struggling audience in Leon, Nicaragua through the technology contributions of WiRED. . . Full Story
- The Ben Linder Cybercafé
WiRED's first program in Nicaragua will serve as the hub of six new Community Health Information Centers which WiRED plans to establish in the towns of Chinandega, Matagalpa, Ocotal, Granada, Esteli and Leon.
. . . Full Story
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