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RAD-AID Ghana has been working in Ghana since 2012. Major activities and goals include:
Breast Training in Ghana, June 2023
- Obtained PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System)
- Implemented and maintain RIS
- Education for Radiologists, Residents, and Radiologic Technologists
RAD-AID Ghana began in 2012 under the leadership of Seth Quansah and in close collaboration with Korle Bu Hospital. Mr. Quansah performed a Ghana Radiology Readiness Assessment in Ghana in 2012 and identified digital imaging and workstation development as a key strategic priority in Ghana to complement Ghana’s Ministry of Health implementation of new radiology hardware such as Computed Tomography (CT).
Multiple RAD-AID teams have returned to Ghana at Korle Bu to provide more training and information technology implementation. These teams acted in concert with the WHO Headquarters in Geneva and in-country WHO teams.
RAD-AID Volunteers in Accra, Ghana, April 2023
RAD-AID Volunteer teaching in Ghana, 2023
In 2023, RAD-AID worked with the Ghana Association of Radiologists to start Ghana’s first breast radiology fellowship, to support in-country capacity for breast screening and diagnostics. Ghana is a site for the 5-year longitudinal RAD-AID Tele-Ultrasound Program (supported by Philips Foundation) for enabling hand-held ultrasound, image-sharing and communications in teaching and consultations across institutions. Multimodality Technologist education in Ghana from RAD-AID is being supported by Siemens Healthineers (MESA division) for CT, MRI and nuclear medicine. RAD-AID is implementing Artificial Intelligence initiatives in Ghana to bridge clinical radiology education and informatics platforms in collaboration with Google.
Partnerships
In 2022, Siemens Healthineers issued a press release highlighting the partnership with RAD-AID to support African countries, specifically Kenya, Ghana, and Tanzania.