City project

Radiology Development Plan in Arequipa

Strengthening Radiology Capacity for Cancer Care in the Public Sector in Arequipa, Peru.
Project lead
Ana Shirley Vargas Angles
Areas of action

The challenge

Radiology services in hospitals and institutes providing cancer care currently face limited capacity, primarily due to the lack of biomedical equipment, which restricts the performance of essential diagnostic and therapeutic radiological procedures for cancer patients.
There is limited technical support, driven by a shortage of technologists trained in radiology.

The goal

Understanding and developing a city-wide plan for the improvement of radiology services in the public sector

The How

Working with radiology services in the formulation of a radiology development plan .
Collaborate with radiology professionals to prepare a development plan, identify training needs, and perform a costing and budgeting exercise; integrating to these documents into the Multiannual Investment Schedule, and supporting the preparation of technical cooperation projects with the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy (IPEN) and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Impact / Achievements

Strengthening Radiology Capacity for Cancer Care in the Public Sector in Arequipa, Peru. 

Outputs

  • Development of a local radiology plan to expand and improve existing services.
  • Costing and financial projection for the radiology development plan in Arequipa City.

Team

Project Lead
Ana Shirley Vargas Angles, Hospital Regional Honorio Delgado Espinoza
Project Team
Ana Vargas Angles , Honorio Delgado Hospital
Jesus Delgado Talavera, Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas del Sur (IREN Sur)
Lucía Mendoza Machaca, Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas del Sur (IREN Sur)
Claudia Caracela Zeballos, EsSalud - Carlos Alberto Seguin Escobedo
Alex Zapana, Instituto Regional de Enfermedades Neoplasicas del Sur (IREN Sur)

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