RSNA and GE HealthCare work to address breast cancer mortality in Tanzania

The RSNA and GE HealthCare plan to collaborate on mammography technology, training, and educational tools to lower the breast cancer mortality rate in Tanzania.

Radiologists at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), part of the Muhimbili University of Health and Sciences and the largest public hospital in Tanzania, will receive mammography technology and advanced imaging training to help clinicians improve detection, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease.

The project -- part of the RSNA’s Global Learning Center (GLC) initiative, which it launched in 2020 -- aims to help lower Tanzania's 50% breast cancer mortality rate, the RSNA said. Since launching the initiative, the RSNA has also established sites in South Africa, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Armenia.