RAD-AID International

RAD-AID is proud to announce the launch of our new program in Sierra Leone in partnership with the Ministries of Health and Technical and Higher Education.. We look forward to growing this partnership and supporting expanded access to quality radiology care in Sierra Leone.

RAD-AID is proud to continue our partnership with NIMS University through the implementation of the Asha Jyoti 2.0 mobile screening unit in India. We are grateful for the collaboration and dedication to expand access to early cancer detection and education across India.

RAD-AID Appalachia is proud to partner with Bellin College in Green Bay, WI to create meaningful volunteer opportunities for faculty and students.

Recently, ultrasound faculty member Jenna Fintak and three ultrasound students traveled to Wise, VA to assist the Health Wagon and support healthcare services in the Appalachian region. Thank you to the Bellin College team for their dedication to service, education, and patient care.

RAD-AID Malawi Program Manager Dr. Katrina McGinty and mammographer volunteer Asmut Abdallah recently traveled to Kamuzu Central Hospital and the new National Cancer Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi to provide hands-on training in breast imaging and mammography techniques.

Working alongside radiology residents and mammography technicians, the team focused on strengthening imaging skills and expanding local capacity for breast cancer detection and care. We are grateful for their dedication to education, collaboration, and improving access to quality medical imaging services.

Thanks to support from The Philips Foundation RAD-AID Volunteer Lisa Christianson traveled to Guyana to provide ultrasound support at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Thank you, Lisa, for helping strengthen access to medical imaging and build local capacity for patient care.

Learn more about RAD-AID Ultrasound: https://rad-aid.org/programs/ultrasound/

Learn more about RAD-AID Guyana: https://rad-aid.org/countries/latin-america-and-the-caribbean/guyana/

Honored to work with Lao Friends Hospital for Children to expand access to medical imaging and strengthen care for children across Laos. Thank you to the Canadian Embassy in Laos for their kind recognition.

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Canadian partnerships strengthening child health in Lao PDR 👶🏥

Canada thanks two Canadian charitable partners, the Ptarmigan Foundation and RAD-AID International for their generous and longstanding support to the Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) in Lao PDR. Together, their work is helping improve neonatal care, medical imaging, and clinical training for health workers across Laos. These advances reflect years of sustained collaboration focused on both lifesaving care for newborns and stronger diagnostic capacity for pediatric patients. 🩻

Through hands on engagement by Canadian experts in Laos, including training, donated equipment, and long term knowledge exchange, Ptarmigan and RAD-AID are strengthening LFHC’s capacity to deliver quality care for children and families. Their work demonstrates the tangible impact Canadians are making in Laos 🇨🇦🤝🇱🇦
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ການຮ່ວມມືຂອງການາດາ ເພື່ອເສີມສ້າງສຸຂະພາບເດັກໃນ ສປປ ລາວ 👶🏥

ການາດາ ຂໍສະແດງຂອບໃຈມາຍັງສອງອົງການ ການກຸສົນຂອງການາດາເຊິ່ງເປັນຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານຂອງພວກເຮົາຄື: ມູນນິທິ Ptarmigan ແລະ ອົງການ RAD-AID ທີ່ໄດ້ໃຫ້ການສະໜັບສະໜູນທີ່ດີຢ່າງສະເໝີຕົ້ນສະເໝີປາຍ ແລະ ຍາວນານ ໃຫ້ແກ່ໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວສຳລັບເດັກ (LFHC) ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ. ດ້ວຍການຮ່ວມມືກັນ, ວຽກງານຂອງພວກເຂົາ ໄດ້ຊ່ວຍປັບປຸງການດູແລເດັກເກີດໃໝ່, ການວິນິດໄສດ້ວຍພາບຖ່າຍທາງການແພດ ແລະ ການຝຶກອົບຮົມທາງດ້ານຄລີນິກໃຫ້ແກ່ບຸກຄະລາກອນທາງການແພດໃນທົ່ວປະເທດລາວ. ຄວາມຄືບໜ້າເຫຼົ່ານີ້ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖິງການຮ່ວມມືຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງມາເປັນເວລາຫຼາຍປີ ທີ່ເນັ້ນໃສ່ທັງການຊ່ວຍຊີວິດເດັກນ້ອຍເກີດໃໝ່ ແລະ ການຍົກລະດັບຂີດຄວາມສາມາດໃນການວິນິດໄສພະຍາດສຳລັບຄົນເຈັບທີ່ເປັນເດັກນ້ອຍ. 🩻

ຜ່ານການລົງມືປະຕິບັດຕົວຈິງໂດຍຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານຄົນການາດາໃນລາວ, ເຊິ່ງລວມມີການຝຶກອົບຮົມ, ການບໍລິຈາກອຸປະກອນ ແລະ ການແລກປ່ຽນຄວາມຮູ້ໃນໄລຍະຍາວ, ມູນນິທິ Ptarmigan ແລະ ອົງການ RAD-AID ພວມເສີມສ້າງຂີດຄວາມສາມາດໃຫ້ແກ່ໂຮງໝໍເພື່ອນລາວສຳລັບເດັກ (LFHC) ໃນການບໍລິການປິ່ນປົວທີ່ມີຄຸນນະພາບ ໃຫ້ແກ່ເດັກນ້ອຍ ແລະ ຄອບຄົວ. ວຽກງານຂອງພວກເຂົາ ໄດ້ສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖິງໝາກຜົນຕົວຈິງທີ່ຄົນການາດາໄດ້ສ້າງໃນລາວ 🇨🇦🤝🇱🇦

Today, on the International Day of the Midwife, we celebrate the essential role midwives play in delivering high-quality, compassionate care to mothers and newborns worldwide.

RAD-AID International is proud to work alongside Canadian Association of Midwives and Philips CSR to expand access to education and point-of-care ultrasound for midwives in underserved communities in Canada. Together, we are helping strengthen clinical capacity, support evidence-based care, informed choice, and improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.
This collaboration reflects what’s possible when global partners come together with a shared commitment to health equity.

We believe that a thriving midwifery workforce is essential to stronger health systems worldwide.

In February 2026, RAD-AID South Pacific Program Director, Jo McCann and Sonographer Volunteer, Penelope Wilkinson traveled to Vanuatu National Hospital in Port Vila, Vanuatu to deliver the second workshop in the Certificate in Fundamental Ultrasound (CFU) programme.

RAD-AID thanks the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) for their support in this volunteer trip.

“A wide range of ultrasound examinations was performed, consistent with the expected general workload at the facility.

Notable improvement in the local team's technique and systematic assessment of biliary structures was observed compared to approximately six months prior, reflecting good skill retention and ongoing development between visits.”

~ Jo McCann, Director, RAD-AID South Pacific

Learn more about RAD-AID Vanuatu: https://rad-aid.org/countries/south-pacific/vanuatu/

Learn more about RAD-AID Ultrasound: https://rad-aid.org/programs/ultrasound/

RAD-AID Is exhibiting at in Seattle, WA! Stop by at Booth #312 to learn more about RAD-AID’s initiatives in low-resource regions of the world.

In February 2026, RAD-AID Breast Imaging Program Manager Matt Burger and Volunteers Samantha Jayasinghe and Ashish Patel traveled to Mulago National Referral Hospital and the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala, Uganda for educational collaboration and clinical capacity building.

The multidisciplinary team consisted of radiologists and radiology fellows subspecialized in emergency, neuroradiology, and breast imaging, along with an OB-GYN resident and an anesthesiologist, predominantly from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

From Matt Burger, MD:

“During the visit, we delivered a series of academic sessions and hands-on training focused on breast imaging and cancer diagnosis. I delivered a Grand Rounds lecture on Breast MRI BI-RADS updates, reviewing current standards in MRI interpretation and reporting. I also piloted a dedicated breast ultrasound teaching curriculum I helped spearhead in collaboration with RAD-AID, providing structured education for radiology residents and radiography students/technicians on breast ultrasound fundamentals, lesion characterization, and practical scanning techniques.

This collaboration focused on strengthening imaging education, optimizing imaging protocols, and evaluating innovative technologies that could expand access to imaging technology in resource-limited settings.”

~ Matt Burger, MD, Program Manager, RAD-AID Breast Imaging

Learn more about RAD-AID Uganda: https://rad-aid.org/countries/africa/uganda/