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Interventional Radiology (IR) provides image-guided, minimally-invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures for a wide range of medical conditions. This includes treatment options for traumatic injuries, cancer, infection, and vascular disease. Despite the well established benefits of IR, many low and middle-income countries lack access to interventional procedures. This means that millions of people around the world lack access to absolutely essential and life-saving treatment options. 

Road2IR started in 2018 as a collaborative effort between Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Yale Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Emory Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, and many other partner institutions. The goal of the program is to build self-sustaining IR training programs in East Africa.

Since then, Road2IR has helped establish East Africa’s first accredited IR training program in Tanzania. The Masters in Science (MSc) in Interventional Radiology program at MUHAS started enrolling trainees in October 2019. As Road2IR continues to expand, it is providing a model for global outreach in IR.