“New technologies are easing the burden carried by radiologists like Eyaru. Higher image quality makes seeking second opinions from distant experts easier, and can help minimise waste of GeneXpert cartridges, because these are now only deployed to diagnose cases that the X-ray tech has signalled as suggestive of TB, Eyaru said.

‘With the microscope [alone], health workers would be exhausted after examining about 10 patients,’ he said. With the new tools and the automated GeneXpert, by contrast, a health worker can screen more than 150 people and diagnose up to 30 people in a day.”

From Gavi.