President and CEO GE Africa and GE Healthcare, Africa Farid Fezoua said: “We are very happy to collaborate with the Aga Khan University Hospital to deliver the first PET CT and Cyclotron in Sub-Sahara Africa excluding South Africa, which will potentially impact over 800 million people. Today’s symposium is an important part in this huge milestone, to drive dialogue in the fight against cancer and equip healthcare professionals with knowledge in such advanced technologies.”
According to World Health Organisation, cancer is the second leading cause of death globally and 70% of deaths from cancer occur in low- and middle-income countries. About 70% of cancer patients don’t respond to their initial chemotherapy. Clear technology through PET CT and Cyclotron helps match the right therapy to the right patient, ensuring personalized care, and enabling clinicians to confidently evaluate a patient’s response to cancer treatment.
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The PET CT and Cyclotron Symposium is part of GE Healthcare’s commitment to support education and training through leveraging its innovation and expertise in designing and running relevant courses in Healthcare. In 2016, GE inaugurated a healthcare training and skills institute in Kenya designed to train health professionals. Over 1,000 professionals have benefited from the institute since its launch. Recently, GE Healthcare also signed a partnership with the Society of Radiography in Kenya (SORK) to equip a minimum of 140 radiographers on the latest radiography technologies.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of GE.
About GE Healthcare:
Harnessing data and analytics across hardware, software and biotech, GE Healthcare is the $19 billion healthcare business of GE (NYSE:GE). As a leading provider of medical imaging equipment, with a track record of more than 100 years in the industry and more than 50,000 employees across 100 countries, we transform healthcare by delivering better outcomes for providers and patients.
About the Aga Khan University:
Chartered in 1983, the Aga Khan University is a private, autonomous university that promotes human welfare through research, teaching and community service initiatives. Based on the principles of quality, access, impact and relevance, the university has campuses and programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Its facilities include teaching hospitals, Faculties of Health Sciences with Schools of Nursing and Midwifery and Medical Colleges, Institutes for Educational Development, an Examination Board and an Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. A Graduate School of Media and Communications, an East African Institute and an Institute for Human Development are under development while Faculties of Arts and Sciences are to be set up in Pakistan and East Africa. Through its needs-blind admissions policy, the University imbues the most promising leaders and thinkers of tomorrow with an ethic of service and the skills to help communities solve their most pressing challenges.
The Aga Khan University is one of nine agencies in the Aga Khan Development Network, a group of private development agencies with mandates ranging from health and education to architecture, culture, microfinance, rural development, disaster reduction, and the promotion of private-sector enterprise and the revitalisation of historic cities.
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