Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2020
Keywords:
Action 7 - Radiation protection of children, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Conventional radiography, CT, Fluoroscopy, Diagnostic procedure, Quality assurance, Not applicable
Authors:
M. D. R. del Rosario Perez, A. Banerjee, W. Were, A. Velazquez Berumen, M. N. Brune Drisse, C. Lam, A. Ilbawi
DOI:
10.26044/esi2020/ESI-14557
Background/introduction
WHO’s objective is attaining by all peoples the highest possible level of health. Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to provide health security and universal access to essential care services without financial hardship to individuals, families and communities. UHC is embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN Member States. to be achieved by 2030 (see Figure 1). While all 17 SDGs have implications for human health, the SDG #3 is focused on ensuring healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages and has a specific target #3.8 on UHC, including access to quality essential health-care services. Achieving universal access to high-quality health care can be achieved with strong leadership, planning and implementation [1]. Radiation technologies including diagnostic radiology, image-guided interventions, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy, are used in paediatric healthcare for managing trauma and non-communicable diseases such as childhood cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Advancing imaging technology has opened new horizons for clinical diagnostics and has greatly improved patient care. As a result, the use of medical imaging has rapidly expanded worldwide. The present communication highlights the impact of safe and appropriate paediatric imaging as a diagnostic intervention to be included in the benefits package to achieve UHC towards reaching the SDG3.