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. 

Our second POCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound) training programme kicked off in Ho, Ghana, two months ago in July. We were generously...