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ESR Meeting, Vienna, March 4, 2011 1 |
WHO Perspective
on Health Technologies:
Medical Imaging
Adriana Velazquez-Berumen
Coordinator WHO/HQ/HSS/EHT/DIM
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World Health Organization (WHO)
April 7, 1948 (193 Member States)
The attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of
health.
The Constitution defines health as a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.
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WHO Core Functions
Leadership on matters critical to
health and partnerships where
joint action is needed
Shaping research agenda
Setting norms and standards
Articulating ethical, evidence
based policy options
Technical support
Monitoring and assessing health
situation / trends
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PAHO
EHT/DIM
6 Regional and
147 Country
Offices
Family and
Community Health
(FCH)
Health Systems and
Services
(HSS)
HIV, TB, Malaria,
Neglected Tropical
Diseases, (HTM)
General Management
(GM)
Director General
Office (DGO)
WHO HQ
WHO Structure
Health Action in
Crises
(HAC)
Health Security and
Environment
(HSE)
Cancer Control
Program
IAEA/PACT
PHE/RAD
IARC/Lyon
Non-communicable
Diseases & Mental Health
(NMH)
Evidence and
Information for Policy
(EIP)
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Medical Devices in Health Systems
ESR Meeting, Vienna, March 4, 2011 6 |
First Global Forum for Medical Devices 9-11 September 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
122 recommendations
Short and long term actions
planned for the 15 priority
recommendations
Safe, accessible and affordable
medical devices
Ensure that properly trained area in
place at the time of installation of
radiation medicine technology
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Baseline Country Survey on Medical Devices
2010 WHO Survey
Ministry of Health
appointed a focal person
for data collection
CT scan units
MRI scanners
Nuclear medicine equipment
* Number in public sector
* Number in private sector
* Total number of equipment
* Density per population
145 Countries
Members of
WHO
Linear accelerators
Telecobalt units
PET equipments
Mammography equipment
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Number of Countries by Income World Bank Data
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Low Lower middle Upper middle High
32 33
38 41
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Mammography Equipment
6.98
0
5
10
15
20
25
Income Country Group
Low Lower middle Upper middle High
Global
Density per 1 000 000 population Density per 1 000 000 population
0.27 1.40
8.05
22.93
0
5
10
15
20
25
24/32 24/33 29/38 26/41
Number of countries that responded/total number of countries
Number of countries 103
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Mammography Equipment: Geographical Distribution
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CT Scan Units
0.252.06
7.16
44.31
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Income Country Group
11.84
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Global
Density per 1 000 000 population Density per 1 000 000 population
28/32 26/33 30/38 29/41
Low Lower middle Upper middle High
Number of countries that responded/total number of countries
Number of countries 113
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MRI Scanners
0.10 0.25
2.85
19.51
0
5
10
15
20
25
Income Country Group
5.37
0
5
10
15
20
25
Global
Density per 1 000 000 population Density per 1 000 000 population
26/32 25/33 30/38 29/41
Low Lower middle Upper middle High
Number of countries that responded/total number of countries
Number of countries 110
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Nuclear Medicine Equipment
Income Country Group
1.75
0
2
4
6
8
10
Global
Density per 1 000 000 population Density per 1 000 000 population
0.06 0.23
1.49
8.00
0
2
4
6
8
10
26/32 26/38 26/41 24/33
Low Lower middle Upper middle High
Number of countries that responded/total number of countries
Number of countries 102
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Radiotherapy Units
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Income Country Group
1.8
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Global
0.1 0.6
1.4
7.3
Density per 1 000 000 population Density per 1 000 000 population
193 countries/total of 196 Low Lower middle Upper middle High
2010 WHO Survey and IAEA Data
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PET Equipment
0.0016 0.0270
0.2892
2.2459
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Income Country Group
0.53
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Global
Density per 1 000 000 population Density per 1 000 000 population
22/32 22/33 28/38 27/41
Low Lower middle Upper middle High
Number of countries that responded/total number of countries
Number of countries 99
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e-Documentation Centre
Searchable database of WHO documentation
on health technologies
Available on www.who.int/medical_devices
More than 300 documents currently available
in 15 languages
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Contact
www.who.int/medical_devices
