To address these challenges, the AKDN health system has been expanding its operations in South Asia and East Africa. Primary health care facilities are linked to major teaching hospitals, such as the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi,
one of the best hospitals on the continent established in 1958.
Due to the hospital's positioning of providing care to an economically diverse population, Prof. Sudhir Vinayak, as one of the hospital's primary academic leaders, found it necessary to expand the diagnostic system portfolio in the hospital.
He expected to bring in new upgraded imaging devices in the radiology department to better assist with their research and student training activities.
Prof. Sudhir Vinayak had some specific requirements:
- No compromise on the performance of the devices. Due to the hospital's educational and research role in the region, it is logical that imaging devices from world-class brands are widely used in the hospital.
- Suitability for contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and elastography. Both Prof. Sudhir Vinayak and his medical students are keen on the application prospects of technologies of these areas.
- Providing great help in increasing the hospital's influence in the region to better fulfill its vision.
- Offering a highly cost-effective solution to support the hospital's expansion plans.
Upholding a similar philosophy to Aga Khan, Mindray is committed to making medical care accessible to more people by optimizing and sharing medical technologies worldwide. With a patient-centered approach, Mindray has been working with its
partners and the medical community to explore innovations for the masses.
However, at the beginning, Prof. Sudhir Vinayak found it difficult to accept equivalent devices manufactured by unfamiliar brands. As the first expert in sub-Saharan Africa to conduct a contrast pilot project with leading programs, Prof. Sudhir
Vinayak had high expectations for the quality and performance of imaging devices. He did not think it necessary to test Resona I9 until he found that Mindray has a comprehensive range of imaging innovations and has established close cooperation
with international experts in these fields. After trying on the system himself, he was impressed by the extraordinary performance of Resona I9.
Each country in Africa has respective challenges in meeting the medical needs of their most vulnerable area. The frequent movement of people and animals along with the regional trade is compounding these challenges. To prepare the health workers
for these challenges, a common solution is to provide them with improved education and training.
To promote standardized guidelines and expert consensuses, Mindray has been working with high-caliber health care and medical providers and provided necessary tools to co-publish the Consensus on Quality Control of Ultrasound Examination of
Breast Diseases.
The hospital later acquired dozens of DC-70 for outreach purposes. The cooperation with significant industry agencies is highly appreciated by AKDN health systems, as it helps to address the wider needs of societies, in turn improving health
care quality.
