Imaging Commission

With its ability to provide a window into the human body non-invasively, medical imaging has become an essential component of modern, high-quality healthcare. Medical imaging is vital for the diagnosis of numerous communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, neurologic diseases and cancer. While the burden of NCDs is rising and disproportionately affecting low-resourced income countries, access to medical imaging, including nuclear medicine, is severely limited in these parts of the world. 
A Resolution on Strengthening Medical Imaging Capacity to be submitted to the WHO World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2025 addresses the rising burden of cancer and other non-communicable diseases. The resolution is led by Cameroon, co-sponsored by Armenia, Brazil and Burkina Faso and so far garnered strong consensus support from multiple Member States.