Cambodia, with a population of about 17.42 million in 2023, faces a heavy TB burden despite ongoing progress in screening and treatment. In 2023, an estimated 58,000 people developed TB, and 4,300 died from the disease. Detection remains a challenge, with 25,730 people with TB missed by the health system.
We have worked closely with CENAT, the National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control to strengthen the nation’s TB detection. In 2021, we delivered 5 Delft Lights for the national prevalence survey, providing full training and installation. We installed 4 CAD4TB at CENAT the following year. The rollout continued in 2023 with the addition of 3 Delft Light systems, each with CAD4TB installations.
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Webinar insights
For more information about how the Delft Light portable X-ray and CAD4TB solutions are used in Cambodia, please view the story of ‘Experience Sharing: Implementation of Delft Light and CAD4TB in 3rd National TB Prevalence Survey in Cambodia’ by the Cambodia Prevalence Survey Core Team, as presented in the 2023 Delft Imaging webinar “Cross-Continental Scale-Up of Digital X-rays and CAD.” During the webinar, Dr Khay Mar Aung from the Cambodia Prevalence Survey Core Team noted: “Optimizing the CADTB threshold scores for TB screening in health facility settings could enable healthcare workers to detect an optimum number of TB cases while significantly reducing the no. of Xpert tests needed.”
