READ Health

Research program

Implementation and Validation of Telepathology Triage at Cancer Referral Center in Rural Rwanda .

Butaro Center of Excellence

Basic member

Connecting a cancer patient to the appropriate treatment requires the correct diagnosis provided in a timely manner.
In resource-limited settings, the anatomic pathology bridge to efficient, accurate, and timely cancer care is often challenging.
In this study, we present the first phase of an anatomic telepathology triage system, which was implemented and validated at the Butaro District Hospital in northern rural Rwanda.