Health News of Friday, 23 March 2018Source: Ellyne LahaijeLargest African e-health project in Ghana completedThe CAD4TB software detects the presence of tuberculosis in a personDutch company Delft Imaging Systems completed the largest African e-health and tuberculosis project in Ghana this March. 51 X-ray systems were installed across the country to accelerate TB case detection in Ghana. In 2016, the national project ‘Accelerating Tuberculosis Case Detection in Ghana’ was approved by the Ghanaian government. In addition, 29 X-ray systems in containers, 2 TB-screening vans and 2 EasyPortable X-ray systems are supplied. The combination of the unique and cost effective e-health platform and multifunctional X-ray systems will strengthen the Ghanaian healthcare system as a whole.

Source: GhanaWeb March 23, 2018 10:52 UTC