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What can we do to increase global access to imaging?
I heard a story from a colleague about a 10-year-old boy in rural Uganda named Jonathon Goodfaith who was hit by a car and broke his tibia. There was no x- ray available. The fracture was put in a cast without proper reduction, and he will have a limp for the rest of his life -- a life of pain and discomfort, all for lack of an x-ray.
The First Read Initiative donated 7 Butterfly iQ+ ultrasound devices to the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine. All photos courtesy of Josh Sokol, MD. Over 50% of the world's population (4 billion people) have no access to imaging, a number thought to be much higher in rural areas. Healthcare inequality --
Humanitarian Radiology Development Corps
Humanitarian Radiology Development Corps (HRD Corps) is a physician-run non- profit organization dedicated to building radiologic capacity in resource-poor areas around the world. Their mission is to create self-sustainable radiologic services that improve healthcare delivery and outcomes in countries like Haiti, Togo, Malawi, Bolivia, and Nicaragua. Through partnerships with local healthcare providers, HRD Corps ensures that these initiatives are tailored to meet the specific needs of each community.
One of the dedicated volunteers making a significant impact with HRD Corps is Dr. Emily Calabria, a Diagnostic Radiology resident at Boston Medical Center. Emily’s journey in medicine began in Ramsey, New Jersey….
Five Minutes in Healthcare
Philip Jacobus, CEO and founder of DOTmed.com and publisher of HealthCare Business News, interviews our founder Dr. Berndt Schmit, a radiologist in Tucson, Arizona. He chats about how HRD brings ultrasound technology to different countries around the world, the unique needs of different locations, a rural mobile outreach breast cancer screening program in Bolivia, and the over-arching challenges in keeping legacy equipment operational in places with limited resources.
Article on Humanitarian Radiology Development Corps as published on Ramsey Neighbors Magazine
Humanitarian Radiology Development Corps (HRD Corps) is a physician-run non-profit organization dedicated to building radiologic capacity in resource-poor areas around the world. Their mission is to create self-sustainable radiologic services that improve healthcare delivery and outcomes in countries like Haiti, Togo, Malawi, Bolivia, and Nicaragua. Through partnerships with local healthcare providers, HRD Corps ensures that these initiatives are tailored to meet the specific needs of each community.
NPR: Arizona Science Interview
A Tucson-based startup wants to help expand ultrasound technology in nations that face major healthcare challenges. Banner University Medical Center radiologist Berndt Schmit details a handheld device developed in Tucson that can send an ultrasound image directly to a doctor or patient’s smartphone.
Berndt Schmit spoke with Tim Swindle, director of the University of Arizona Space Institute.