<p>The ;Aga ;Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam (AKHS) has
installed GE Healthcare’s Senographe ;Pristina, a more advanced and comfortable ;mammography ;system ;for
patients, with ;next-generation 3-D digital technology ;for the first
time in Tanzania. The hospital endeavors to ;give ;greater access to
high quality breast healthcare for women as a part of its comprehensive cancer
care program and its vision to ;provide ;access to quality healthcare
within the country. The launch is also in line with the government’s Health
Sector Strategic Plan to improve prevention and management of non-communicable
diseases.<br>
<br>
Designed by a team of female GE Healthcare engineers who used their own
insights coupled with feedback from more than 1,000 other patients,
technologists and radiologists, Senographe ;Pristina ;helps ;to
address ;the fear of discomfort that women face around mammograms. ;The
system offers comfort features for a better patient and technologist
experience, including rounded corners instead of sharp edges that used to poke
patients’ ribs and armpits, and armrests for women to lean on instead of
conventional ;handgrips, so women can relax their muscles during the exam,
which simplifies positioning, compression and image acquisition.<br>
<br>
Speaking during the launch Mr. ;Sulaiman ;Shahabuddin, Regional Chief
Executive Officer, ;Aga ;Khan Health Services, East Africa said,
“Radiology department at ;AKHS ;has been a pioneer in investing in
advanced technologies to enhance diagnostics which play a key role
in ;modern day ;management of patient. Mr. Shahabuddin added, “We were
proud to the first to start MRI services in the country, initiated provision of
image guided minimally invasive procedures including biopsies and drainages,
installed a first ever complete Picture Archiving and Communication System
(PACS) and ;Radiology Information ;System ;(RIS) and the only
private institution with a Cardiac Catheterization lab, Radio Nuclear Medicine
&; Chemotherapy suite.&#8221;<br>
<br>
Mammograms play a key role ;in the detection of ;breast cancer, a
disease if caught earlier is more likely curable. ;This ultra-modern unit
will further boost the efforts of the institution to not only increase
awareness with screening campaigns performed every first Saturday of the month
but ;will also aid in early detection of the disease.<br>
<br>
Chief guest Dr. Daisy Majamba, Regional Dental Officer, Dar es Salaam
representing Dr. Yudas Ndungile, Regional Medical Officer, Dar es Salaam said,
“Breast cancer is the ;second most common cancer ;in women after cancer
of the cervix and ;second leading cause of cancer mortality among women in
Tanzania. It ;is predicted ;that ;there will be 82% increase in
number of new breast cancers diagnosed in Tanzania by 2030 with an increase of
80% in breast cancer deaths by 2030. The launch of the
digital ;mammography ;system is a huge milestone in the country’s
public-private partnerships in the fight against cancer”.<br>
<br>
Andrew ;Waititu, Managing Director of GE Healthcare East
Africa ;commending on the launch said, “Breast cancer is a scary thought
for every woman and hence early detection of the disease remains key in the
disease control. We are proud to partner with ;AKHS ;to bring
digital ;mammography ;services for the people of ;Tanzania that
will help in the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative
care of the disease.”<br>
<br>
Tanzania is the second country in Sub-Sahara Africa to install
the ;mammography ;with the next-generation 3-D digital technology after
South Africa.</p>

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