A new grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will help Margaret Kasaro, MBChB, MSc, MMed OBGYN, research assistant professor of global women’s health in the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and other team members in their efforts to incorporate portable ultrasounds into antenatal care facilities throughout Zambia.
The handheld portable ultrasounds just require a regular phone or tablet for use.
“What we hope to do is show that these portable ultrasound devices, which do not require years of ultrasound training to learn to use, can expand services to areas with limited access,” said Kasaro. “We hope to produce evidence that will be useful to the Zambian government in any future scale up of this technology, particularly in areas with limited access, where women really need this service.”
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