A mixed-method evaluation of the impact of introducing 52 digital X-ray systems in Ghanaian health facilities on tuberculosis case finding and quality of care.

Mirjam I Bakker¹, John K Krugu², Christina Mergenthaler¹, Yaw Adusi-Poku³, Rita Patricia Frimpong Amenyo³, Bernard Wadie Adu³, Felix Kwami Afutu³, Mawuko Mensah³, Zeleke Alebachew³, Robert Asambobillah², Benjamin Apam², Chantale Lakis¹, Maurits Verhagen⁴, Nwanneka Okere¹

¹KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Global Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

²Design Health Consult Ltd, Accra, Ghana.

³National TB Program, Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana.

⁴Delft Imaging, 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Between end 2016 and early 2018, 52 digital X-ray systems were installed in public health facilities across Ghana under the ORIO program, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government of Ghana. The project aimed to detect more people with TB by expanding access to digital radiology, supported by training, maintenance, and project management. This evaluation assessed the projec…

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