Patient access to medical imaging services in low and middle income countries is often limited. Due to high cost, infrastructure challenges, limited availability of services and workforce shortages. However, point of care ultrasound (POCUS), a low-cost, portable ultrasound test that can be applied outside medical imaging departments by health workers other than imaging specialists, offers a practical alternative for many patients. 

In September 2024, the pilot Paediatric Emergency point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) programme began in Kumasi, Ghana.

In Malawi, a country grappling with so many economic and social challenges, more than half the population faces the uphill battle of...