Join the International Society of Radiology (ISR) and the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology (WFNMB) for a free webinar to discuss why a WHA Resolution on Strengthening Medical Imaging Capacity is needed, how it will impact member states and how NGOs and international organisations will support its implementation.

This webinar will bring together member states, NGOs, international organisations, lead authors of the Lancet Oncology Commission on Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, the Lancet Oncology Commission on Radiotherapy and Theranostics, the Lancet Onoclogy Commission on Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as other stakeholders with an interested in upscaling medical imaging globally.

Webinar on Strengthening Medical Imaging Capacity
25 March 2025 13:00 – 14:30 CET
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Agenda:

1. Welcome & Moderation, Hedvig Hricak, Chair of the Lancet Oncology Commission on Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
2. Why a WHA Resolution on Strengthening Medical Imaging Capacity is needed
   • Théophile Olivier Bosse, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cameroon in Geneva (7min)
   • Carlos Gadelha, Secretary of Technology and Innovation of the Brazil Ministry of Health and representative of Brazil in WHO (7 min)
3. Overview of WHO’s current work on strengthening medical imaging capacity, Adriana Velazquez Berumen, World Health Organization (7min)
   
4. Overview of IAEA’s support of medical imaging in particular in the context of the Rays of Hope initiative, May Abdel-Wahab, Director of the Division of Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency (7 min)
5. Strengthening medical imaging – the time is now!
   • Bibb Allen, President, International Society of Radiology (ISR) (7 min)
   • Andrew Scott, World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology (WFNMB) (7 min)
6. Transformative Impact of Imaging on Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa, Wil Ngwa, Chair of the Lancet Oncology Commission on Sub-Saharan Africa (7 min)
7. Q&Achaired by John Prior, WFNMB – 40min

For more information about the WHO Resolution, please visit the Imaging Commission website here.