Picturing the Climate: Radiologic Assessment of Rwandan Imaging Capacity
| Autor: | Karen S. Rheuban, J. Forrest Calland, Robin T. Petroze, Crispin Moshi, William E. Brant, Emmanuel Rudakemwa, Joseph Ngenzi, Rebecca E. Gerber, Georges Ntakiyiruta, Talissa A. Altes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Diagnostic Imaging
medicine.medical_specialty Economic growth media_common.quotation_subject Population Health Services Accessibility Political science Health care medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging education media_common education.field_of_study biology business.industry Public health Rwanda International health Genocide biology.organism_classification Democracy Gross national income Tanzania Workforce Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Radiology. 9:69-73 |
| ISSN: | 1546-1440 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jacr.2011.09.006 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION The influence of radiology in resource-limited settings has been variably addressed in international public health initiatives to date. Yet as the face of global public health changes, marked by an increasing percentage of worldwide disability-adjusted lifeyears attributable to chronic diseases, cancers, and injuries, the development of imaging into centralized health infrastructure has been and will be integral for medical progress. Rwanda is a small sub-Saharan, East African nation with the landmass of Maryland and the population of Virginia, approximately 11 million people. The country is bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi. The population is largely agricultural workers, with more varied occupations within the capital, Kigali. According to the World Bank, the gross national income per capita was reported as US $440 in 2008 [1]. The genocide of 1994 leveled the Rwandan health care infrastructure, including all radiographic services. Beginning in August 1994, the Australian Medical Support Force provided the first basic imaging as part of rebuilding the nation [2]. In the subsequent five years of the reconstruction period, more complex programs and provision of supplies were primarily the domain of foreign aid organizations. Since that time, Rwanda has experienced significant progress in rebuilding its health care infrastructure, evidenced by its membership in a select group of nations that are |
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