SIIMfund supports Global Ambassadors by partnering with RAD-AID to improve public health and patient care in low resource regions. RAD-AID supports a powerful mission of bringing radiology to underserved communities around the world.
Thanks to your generosity, SIIM Global Ambassadors and the RAD-AID volunteer teams can share their medical imaging experiences by the Try, Teach, and Use approach to areas where it is needed most. They equip local healthcare teams with education and hands-on training and share their knowledge to assist in building new IT architectures, installing PACS/RIS, network architectures and teaching radiology IT software tools.
Powering Through: How SIIM and RAD-AID Brought Critical IT Resilience to Ethiopian Healthcare
Imagine a hospital where the lights—and the medical imaging system—could go dark at any moment. For Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this wasn't a hypothetical scenario. It was a reality. Frequent power outages are more than an inconvenience; they're a direct threat to patient care. Read the story in SIIM's NewsBrief »
In January 2025 SIIM Global Ambassador, Alan Schweitzer traveled to Ghana to assist in the implementation of PACS.
In 2024 SIIM Global Ambassador, Celeste Garcia traveled to Laos to assist with software implementation.
In 2025 Global Ambassador Jeffrey Schneringer traveled to Nepal to assist with PACs training.
