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Project Progress Report no. 15 September 2017

27 systems installed ….. In July and early August, 2 fixed systems were installed in Western region (Prestea hospital and Ahmadiyya hospital, ) and 3 containerized systems were installed in Tamale Central hospital (Northern region) and Twifo Praso and Abura Dunkwa in . The installation of a fixed system in has been postponed because the hospital could not yet complete their X-ray room. For more information see the overview on page 2.

Ahmadiyya hospital Daboase Twifo Praso hospital room installation container installation

We are expecting shipment 8 with 4 containerized and 3 fixed systems to arrive around 19th of September and hope to install these systems in October.

TB-Screening vans for National Tuberculosis Control Program Early September 2 TB-screening vans arrived at Temporal Central Medical Stores of Ghana Health Service at Spintex road. Engineers from Oldelft and Universal Delft will assemble the X-ray equipment in the vans before the end of the month September.

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Capacity Building: training for radiographers

On 19th and 20th July 15 radiographers from beneficiary hospitals were trained at Universal Delft’s Training Centre in North-Dzorwulu. Main subject was in-depth application training. Other topics addressed, were radiation safety, infection control, CAD4TB and project-information. There was enough time for on-hands training as there is demonstration equipment available at the venue.

Installation Overview

DONE: 27 systems Hospital Region Modality Wa UW C V C Mampong E C Asesewa E F Enyiresi E F To be done: 21 systems Wechiau UW C Hospital Region Modality Worawora V F Korle Bu GA F V C Half Assini W F Gwollu UW C Wassa Akropong W F Pantang GA C Obuasi A C Kade E F A C New Abirem E F A C Legon UH GA F Zabzugu N C Komfo Anokye A C Saboba N F Kumasi South A C Ejisu A F Madina GA C Kuntunase A F Bawku UE F Effiduase A C Navrongo UE F Juaben A F Bolgatanga UE C Ejura A F GA C A C A C Essam W C Konongo A C Wamfie BA C Tamale Central N C Sampa BA C Prestea W F Kintampo South BA C Daboase W F Nsawkaw BA C Abura Dunkwa C C C C Twifo Praso C C Kwame Danso BA C

C = containerized system F = fixed (room) system

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