Summary: Canadian X-ray manufacturer KA Imaging and the charity Kenyan Kids Foundation Canada (KKFC) are collaborating to enhance healthcare in remote Kenyan regions by deploying advanced Reveal 35C medical imaging technology through a two-phase project involving a rural hospital installation and a mobile X-ray vehicle.
Key Takeaways
- Healthcare Accessibility: KA Imaging and KKFC are working to bring Reveal 35C medical imaging technology to remote regions of Kenya to improve healthcare services.
- Two-Phase Project: The project includes installing the Reveal 35C detector at a rural hospital and developing a mobile X-ray vehicle for remote areas.
- Funding and Support: The project’s estimated cost is $100k, with most expenses covered by KA Imaging, and KKFC fundraising the remaining $25k.
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Canadian X-ray manufacturer KA Imaging and the Canadian charity Kenyan Kids Foundation Canada (KKFC) are collaborating to bring advanced medical imaging technology to Kenya. The initiative aims to enhance healthcare accessibility in remote regions of Kenya through the deployment of KA Imaging’s Reveal 35C technology.
Enhancing Kenyan Rural Healthcare
The project has two planned phases. The first phase involves installing the Reveal 35C detector in a portable system at a rural hospital. Phase II includes developing a mobile X-ray vehicle to extend imaging services to remote areas in the Cherangany Hills region in northern Kenya.
“This project aligns with KKFC’s mission of ‘investing in Kenyan cooperative development for education, health, and economic vitality’. Introducing advanced Canadian medical technology to a rural Kenyan hospital will make a significant difference in the lives of thousands of people in that region,” says Blair McKay, KKFC chair.
Michelle Kiprop, a nurse practitioner who has served in Kenya for 15 years, is excited about the initiative. “Often, patients would have to travel extensively and raise funds, possibly sell some animals, to have this imaging done. Having access to this technology will make a big difference for our patients and staff,” says Kiprop.
Bringing Advanced X-ray Tech to Kenya
Reveal 35C is a single exposure, portable, digital dual-energy subtraction (DES) X-ray detector. Powered by its SpectralDR technology, it uses the same radiation dose as a chest X-ray to create three different images without motion artifacts. In medical applications, this means a regular digital radiograph, plus soft tissue and bone images. The product provides enhanced visualization of line and tube ends, retained surgical objects, pneumothorax, bedside pneumonia, and more. KA Imaging aims to improve image quality and achieve tissue differentiation in mobile systems while maintaining the ease and simplicity of X-ray.
The project has an estimated cost of $100k, which includes the cost of a Reveal 35C detector, the X-ray source, software—including AI software for triage—and training. Most of this cost has been covered by KA Imaging. American X-Ray accessories manufacturer, RC Imaging, offered support by donating a carbon fiber protector with an anti-scatter grid (a device used to protect the detector and improve image quality). KKFC is raising funds for the remaining $25k.
“KKFC is looking forward to working with KA Imaging to provide advanced medical imaging technology to serve a population in Kenya that has such great need,” said Brian Tithecott, KKFC director.
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