Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

2-11-2026

Academic Year

2025-2026

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Presented at the 2026 Scholarly Inquiry (SI) Research Project Symposium.

Abstract

In 2021, Kenya had 10 interventional radiologists for a population of about 54 million. RAD-AID, a non-profit organization improving global radiology, partnered with the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta National Hospital to establish the first IR fellowship program in Kenya in 2021. Through the program, the number of practicing IRs in Kenya has nearly doubled; however, their practice is limited by capital and supply resources. This study will demonstrate the benefit of the program to the hospital system and the patient population in Kenya.

The project employed a retrospective and comparative analysis of IR services at a large public hospital in Kenya. Key indicators included the number and type of IR procedures performed. Data was analyzed at several time points: (1) after implementation of the program, (2) during the angiography suite’s operation, and (3) after its decommissioning in the spring of 2022.

We observed a steady number of procedures from October 2021 to December 2023, demonstrating the utilization of IR services. During the decommissioning of the angiography suite, a decrease in the number of simple and complex procedures was observed. Access to an angiography unit and proper equipment are essential to increasing the number of complex procedures, which decrease morbidity and mortality and increase hospital revenues. We faced challenges in accessing paper records from Kenyatta National Hospital. We hope to obtain records on IR services before the program’s establishment to strengthen our assessment of the program’s impact on the hospital and patient outcomes.

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