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RSNA and GE HealthCare Bring Advanced Mammography Technology to Tanzania to Improve Access and Help Address Breast Cancer Mortality Rate
Radiologists at Muhimbili National Hospital, part of the Muhimbili University of Health and Sciences and the largest public hospital in Tanzania, will receive
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[{"type":"text","content":"Radiologists at Muhimbili National Hospital, part of the Muhimbili University of Health and Sciences and the largest public hospital in Tanzania, will receive the latest mammography technology and advanced imaging training to help clinicians improve detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in the country.The project aims to help lower Tanzania's 50% breast cancer mortality rate through early detection and efforts to expand clinical education.CHICAGO, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced their collaboration to provide mammography technology, training and educational tools to radiologists at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), part of the Muhimbili University of Health and Sciences (MUHAS), in Tanzania to improve access to screening and help clinicians lower the country's breast cancer mortality rate.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nMNH at MUHAS is a public hospital serving Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, and did not have a working mammography machine. For women in Tanzania, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality,[1] with more than 80% of diagnoses happening at stage III or IV when the odds of long-term survivability are much lower.[2] Additionally, the lifetime risk for developing breast cancer is approximately one in twenty, and approximately half of all women diagnosed with breast cancer in the country die of the disease.[3]\nBreast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, affecting both developed and developing countries.[4] Its impact transcends borders, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds. To help improve radiology education and patient care around the world, RSNA developed the Global Learning Center (GLC) program that works to create learning centers with established radiology departments based in low- or middle-resourced countries, like Tanzania. Through this program, a team of RSNA members works with the institution over three years to develop a customized curriculum with in-person, hands-on training, didactic lectures, conferences, online courses and other education offerings. MUHAS is part of the RSNA GLC program and is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).\nAs part of the new agreement, GE HealthCare will ...