WHIA is a non-profit diagnostic medical imaging solutions provider. WHIA leverages its relationships with non-governmental organizations, imaging industry vendors and academic institutions to deliver low-cost, diagnostic tools to underserved communities worldwide. WHIA provides reliable and sustainable solutions, giving communities access to the latest technology for better patient care. WHIA’s vision is to facilitate the deployment of thousands of digital medical imaging systems worldwide, providing one billion people with access to diagnostic imaging.
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In order to provide an affordable, sustainable solution, WHIA has developed partner relationships with key vendors. Sedecal, a global OEM manufacturer of x-ray systems, has partnered with WHIA to provide the WHO-approved x-ray machine. Digital medical imaging is provided through a relationship with Carestream Health, a global company providing medical and dental imaging systems and information technology solutions. The software systems which manage the digital images have been provided through a partnership with Merge Healthcare, a leading medical imaging software solutions company.
Another key facet to WHIA’s ability to provide a sustainable solution is its partnerships within the academic community. Northwestern University and the University of Cape Town serve as key academic partners to WHIA.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about two-thirds of the world’s population has little or no access to basic medical imaging services. Diagnostic imaging provides critical information for the diagnosis
and management of trauma, abdominal disease, cancer and infections such as pneumonia, TB and HIV. An image can save a life, but only if it reaches a clinician who can use the data to diagnose and treat.
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WHIA’s vision is to facilitate the deployment of thousands of diagnostic imaging systems worldwide, thus providing one billion people with access to diagnostic imaging. WHIA intends to fulfill this vision by providing a complete, low-cost, sustainable digital imaging solution. Although many of today’s providers can bring low-cost solutions to developing countries, most have been ineffective at creating sustainability. As a result, less than half of the approximately 1,500 WHO-approved, installed X-ray systems are in operation today.
WHIA embraces the challenge of delivering diagnosis and data anywhere in the world. We believe that we are the right organization to coordinate this effort. It is no small task, even in countries rich in imaging resources. However, we have strong partners, steady progress and a long term focus.