Imaging the World (ITW) reshapes rural healthcare by integrating low-cost ultrasound programs into remote health care facilities that often lack radiologists, other skilled personnel, and imaging equipment. We use portable, hand-held devices that are easily procured, easy to learn, and easy to teach. This project will support implementation of ITW's model to one additional partnering site in Uganda, providing life-saving ultrasound access to help pregnant women get the prenatal care they need.
Each year in Uganda, roughly 6,000 women die due to complications to pregnancy, 30,000 babies are born stillborn, and an additional 35,000 babies die within their first month of life. ITW works to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Uganda by addressing inequalities in access to quality maternal health services. Our proven model builds diagnostic capacity across rural healthcare systems, and expands access to affordable, high-quality care by establishing point-of-care ultrasound practices.
Many pregnancy-related deaths are easily preventable with the help of obstetric ultrasound. Diagnostic imaging can identify critical conditions early enough to get the patient the proper intervention before the pregnancy comes to term. By expanding our proven model to one additional health facility in rural Uganda, we will be providing the technology, training and resources that enable diagnostic imaging solutions to serve rural populations without access to affordable, high quality healthcare.
This project will expand the ITW technology-enabled diagnostic imaging model to one additional healthcare facility in Uganda. Implementation of the ITW model includes the training and supervision of frontline healthcare workers, all necessary technology and devices for ultrasound delivery, as well as a robust tele-ultrasound peer review program. To date, ITW-supported facilities have administered roughly 300,000 obstetric scans, 25-30% of which uncovered the need for specialized maternal care.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
