Watch the recording of our webinar organized by the International Society of Radiology (ISR) and the World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology (WFNMB) to learn why a WHA Resolution on Strengthening Medical Imaging Capacity is needed, how it will impact member states and how NGOs and international organizations will support its implementation.

The webinar brought together more than 100 attendees from over 40 countries representing a variety of health stakeholders, including member states, ministries of health, NGOs, international organizations, lead authors of the Lancet Oncology Commission on Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, the Lancet Oncology Commission on Radiotherapy and Theranostics, and the Lancet Oncology Commission on Sub-Saharan Africa.

We thank all speakers, including representatives from the resolution’s lead country Cameroon and co-sponsoring country Brazil, the IAEA and the WHO for their insightful presentations. Our thanks also go to all attendees for their interest and input in the lively panel discussion that concluded the webinar.

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
   • Carlos Gadelha, Secretary of Technology and Innovation of the Brazil Ministry of Health and representative of Brazil in WHO
3. Overview of WHO’s current work on strengthening medical imaging capacity, Adriana Velazquez Berumen, World Health Organization
   
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
5. Strengthening medical imaging – the time is now!
   • Bibb Allen, President, International Society of Radiology (ISR)
     
   • Andrew Scott, World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology (WFNMB)
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. Q&Achaired by John Prior, WFNMB

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