Advances in medical imaging and implementation challenges in Africa

Authors

  • Mr. Alen Musisi Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute Author
  • Dr. Harriet Kisembo Mulago National Referral Hospital, P.O.Box 7051, Kampala, Uganda Author
  • Mr. Ahmed Y.A. Mohammed Department of Medical Physics and Instrumentation, National Cancer Institute, University of Gezira (NCI-UG), P.O.Box 20, 11111, Wadmadani, Sudan Author
  • Mr. Clement Dominic CHAPHUKA Kamuzu Central Hospital, P.O.Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi Author
  • Ms. Audrey Tuturu Mpilo Central Hospital, P.O. Box 2096, Mzilikazi, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Author
  • Mr. Elly Oking' Okoko Kenyatta National Hospital, P.O.Box 25506-00100, Nirobi, Kenya Author
  • Mr. Ejigu Kebede St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical college, Gulele Sub City, P.O.Box 1271 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Author
  • Mr. Kangwa Alex Nkonde Department of Physics, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia Author
  • Mr. Richard Malumba Department of Physics, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, P.O.Box 7161, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda Author
  • Dr. Mark Pokoo-Aikins Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission Author
  • Mr. Ramadhan Kasango Department of Physics, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, P.O.Box 7161, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda Author
  • Ms. Oliver Namuwonge Department of Physics, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, P.O.Box 7161, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda Author
  • Mr. Micheal Kawooya Department of Radiology, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, P.O.Box 7161, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51168/xe8zj007

Keywords:

Medical Imaging Advances, Medical Imaging in Africa, Future of African Healthcare, Medical Imaging Implementation, Medical Imaging Challenges

Abstract

The adoption of advanced imaging technology in Africa presents challenges, yet promises substantial benefits for healthcare delivery. Despite acknowledging these hurdles, Africa’s slow pace in embracing rapid advancements contrasts with the dynamic trajectory of medical imaging globally. However, with concerted efforts at local and global levels, these challenges are surmountable. Informed policies tailored to local contexts, enhanced health budgets prioritizing medical imaging, comprehensive training programs for skilled workforce, and a focus on research and innovation are vital. Collaboration among international organizations, professional bodies, and stakeholders is essential. Evidence suggests significant healthcare benefits from improving medical imaging in developing countries. By implementing recommended actions, African nations can overcome barriers to acquiring advanced imaging technology, leading to enhanced health service delivery and improved patient outcomes.

Author Biographies

  • Mr. Alen Musisi, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute

    Mr. Alen Musisi is Medical Physicist and lecturer in the Department of Physics at Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Kampala, Uganda. His research expertise lies in Diagnostic Reference Levels in CT and conventional x-ray, and radiation protection practice and training. He holds a MSc. Medical Physics from Universiti Sains Malaysia.

  • Dr. Harriet Kisembo, Mulago National Referral Hospital, P.O.Box 7051, Kampala, Uganda

    Dr. Harriet Kisembo is a Senior Consultant Radiologist / Clinical Head Directorate of Diagnostics, Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital

  • Mr. Ahmed Y.A. Mohammed, Department of Medical Physics and Instrumentation, National Cancer Institute, University of Gezira (NCI-UG), P.O.Box 20, 11111, Wadmadani, Sudan

    Mr. Ahmed Y.A. Mohammed is a Medical Physicist in the Department of Medical Physics and Instrumentation, National Cancer Institute, University of Gezira (NCI-UG), Sudan.

  • Mr. Clement Dominic CHAPHUKA, Kamuzu Central Hospital, P.O.Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi

    Mr. Clement Dominic Chapuka is a Medical Physicist at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi.

  • Ms. Audrey Tuturu, Mpilo Central Hospital, P.O. Box 2096, Mzilikazi, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    Audrey has a BSc (Hons) in Applied Physics and graduated in 2012. She taught Physics and Mathematics between 2013 and 2015. He worked at Mpilo Central Hospital from 2015 in the Radiotherapy Department and moved to the Nuclear Medicine Department in 2017 at the same hospital. She has an MSc (Medical Physics). She attended a Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology fellowship in Ghana in 2021. She is currently a Medical Physicist in Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology at Mpilo Central Hospital.

  • Mr. Elly Oking' Okoko, Kenyatta National Hospital, P.O.Box 25506-00100, Nirobi, Kenya

    Mr. Elly Oking’ Okok works at Kenyatta National Hospital · CANCER NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY. He holds BSc MSc MMP and he is a CONSULTANT CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICIST RT,DR AND NM,THEORETICAL PHYSICIST-HIGH ENERGY

  • Mr. Ejigu Kebede, St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical college, Gulele Sub City, P.O.Box 1271 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Mr. Ejigu Kebede is a Medical Physicist at Addis Ababa University

  • Mr. Kangwa Alex Nkonde, Department of Physics, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Mulungushi University, Kabwe, Zambia

    Kangwa Alex Nkonde is a Lecturer of Physics at Mulungushi University. His research expertise lies in medical imaging, focusing on breast cancer diagnostics using MRI, computational modelling, and machine learning. Holding MSc degrees in Radio Physics (Russia) and Medical Physics (University of Aberdeen, UK), his current research aims to optimise MRI parameters for improved breast cancer detection

  • Mr. Richard Malumba, Department of Physics, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, P.O.Box 7161, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda

    Mr. Richard Malumba (MPH)

    Department of Physics, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, P.O.Box 7161, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda

  • Dr. Mark Pokoo-Aikins, Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

    Dr. Mark Pokoo-Aikins 

    Medical Physicist

    Snr Research Scientist

    Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute

    Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

  • Mr. Ramadhan Kasango, Department of Physics, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, P.O.Box 7161, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda

    Mr. Kasango Ramadhan is a Physicist with a BSc. Education Physics and Mathematics from Kyambogo University, Uganda, holds a  MSc. Technology Innovation and Industrial Development from Makerere University, Kampala-Uganda, Holds a MSc. Physics from Kampala International Unversity, Uganda. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Physics at Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute.

     

  • Ms. Oliver Namuwonge, Department of Physics, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, P.O.Box 7161, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda

    Oliver Namuwonge, a passionate and dedicated medical Physicist from university Sains Malaysia. Currently pursuing a PhD in Physics at University of Houston. My research interests run through medical imaging and Radiation therapy, developing techniques that aim to improve and make diagnosis easier in these areas hence improving patient care

  • Mr. Micheal Kawooya, Department of Radiology, Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, P.O.Box 7161, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda

    Michael Grace Kawooya (born 1958) is a Ugandan physician, academic, researcher and academic administrator, who serves as Director at the Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (ECUREI). He is a Professor (emeritus) of Radiology at Makerere University College of Health Sciences.

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2025-06-03

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Vol. 2 No. 6 (2025): June 2025 Issue

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Copyright (c) 2025 Mr. Alen Musisi, Dr. Harriet Kisembo, Mr. Ahmed Y.A. Mohammed, Mr. Clement Dominic CHAPHUKA, Ms. Audrey Tuturu, Mr. Elly Oking' Okoko, Mr. Ejigu Kebede, Mr. Kangwa Alex Nkonde, Mr. Richard Malumba, Dr. Mark Pokoo-Aikins, Mr. Ramadhan Kasango, Ms. Oliver Namuwonge, Mr. Micheal Kawooya (Author)

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Advances in medical imaging and implementation challenges in Africa. (2025). SJ Medical Imaging and Radiology Africa, 2(6), 15. https://doi.org/10.51168/xe8zj007

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