Malawi Health Care System has main challenges include poor infrastructure, inadequate equipment, inadequate funding, weak partner coordination, low staff development, and non-existent or uncoordinated standards of operation in the health sector by the government. Currently, service provision is being guided by outdated guidelines resulting in poor radiation protection strategies for patients, staff, and the general public.
This is a major challenge among staff and other stakeholders and is attributed to a lack of coordinated mechanisms for implementing and monitoring medical imaging services. Most government hospitals do not have designated ultrasound rooms leading to ultrasound examinations being performed in the same x-ray examination rooms. This contributes to unnecessarily prolonged patients waiting time in the hospitals despite having staff who could work on x-ray and ultrasound examinations simultaneously. Medical Imaging services being provided is limited to the following: diagnostic imaging services-general and special radiography, ultrasonography, computerized tomography (CT), mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The country is yet to have the following radiology services: interventional radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy.
Developed Medical Imaging (DMI) is a local NGO which is made up of radiologists, radiographers (X-ray technologists), sonographers (ultrasound technologists), cardiologist, radiologist, and other support staff working together to optimize the well-being of patients by using different imaging modalities and processes to image the human body for diagnostic and treatment purposes.
DMI has partnered with MTIMA organization in early 2021 to receive financial, technological and educational support to scale and maintain their vision and mission to bring better diagnostic cardiac imaging.
DMI has vision to be one of the best organizations in the world in providing timely, cost-efficient and high-quality imaging services for a diverse patient population and high quality training in medical imaging
In April-May 2021, DMI has made several successful progress with Mzuzu University and College of Health Sciences to develop Diagnostic Imaging programs, and developed partnership with
DMI has mission to provide outstanding clinical care through expertise in medical imaging and interpretation through innovation and advance in medical imaging research and through excellence in teaching and mentoring.
DMI has partnered with MTIMA organization in early 2021 to receive financial, technological and educational support to scale and maintain their vision and mission to bring better diagnostic cardiac imaging.
In April-May 2021, DMI has made several successful progress with Mzuzu University and College of Health Sciences to develop Diagnostic Imaging programs, and developed partnership with the Government of Malawi to bring their dreams come true.
DMI has scaled up significantly over the last couple of years. Albeit, DMI's partnership with the Ministry of Health and Mzuzu University was a significant move, MTIMA is planning to move in a slightly different direction. Promising to meet again, motion to form a partnership with MTIMA and DMI was put on pause until further notice.
Stay tuned...
