Twenty-five years ago, the Botswana-UPenn Partnership launched as a collaboration to address the AIDS crisis in the African country. It now has a new leader, @farouk_dako, and a portfolio that’s grown way beyond its initial aim, which also includes cancer. https://t.co/ir2BIWWC2V
25 years ago, the Botswana-UPenn Partnership (BUP) launched as a collaboration to address the AIDS crisis in Botswana. BUP now has a new leader—Director @farouk_dako—and a portfolio that has grown way beyond its initial aim. https://t.co/1s32SVrrga
PC3I's @farouk_dako & @Satvikt_ai received a grant from @Google to advance equitable lung disease care in low-& middle-income countries.
With @RADAIDIntl, the team will pilot AI-assisted radiology to improve disease detection, efficiency, & more.
https://t.co/aedYhQ9Aw2
Join us for Penn Radiology Grand Rounds this Tuesday, Jan 27, at noon!
🎤 Toma Samantha Omofoye, MD - @TomaOmofoyeMD
🩺 Imaging to Impact: Improving Global Health Through Breast Radiology
📍 Dulles Grice Auditorium or Zoom
Calling medical trainees in Latin America & the Caribbean
Submit your abstract for the Global Health Imaging Case Report Competition—a free virtual event highlighting noncommunicable diseases.
🗓 Feb 21 2026 | Prizes up to $1,000
📝 Abstracts due Jan 23
https://t.co/FRUQETzPvK
As we step into the new year, we’re taking a moment to celebrate the achievements of our Penn Radiology faculty who were promoted in 2025.
Congratulations on this well-deserved milestone, and thank you all for the vital role you play in advancing the mission of Penn Radiology!
The new director of the Botswana-UPenn Partnership @farouk_dako paid a courtesy call to @WHOBotswana Team led by Dr Fabian Ndenzako.
Discussions focused on reinforcing our collaboration to further advance healthcare capacity, research and education in #Botswana.
#HealthForAll
@farouk_dako have an engaging talk about the future of AI. “We don’t have enough time to train people to solve all our problems, making AI the answer.” @UABMHIBI
Big congrats to @farouk_dako on his appointment as Director of the Botswana-UPenn Partnership! 🌍✨ A cardiothoracic radiologist, global health researcher & AI innovator, he’s ready to boost health equity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Congratulations Farouk 👏 #GlobalHealth
That’s a wrap on the 2nd Annual #PRECISE2025 Symposium! 🎉Thank you to all our participants, speakers, sponsors, and the dedicated PRECISE committee for making it a success. 🌍💗Together we’re building momentum to transform precision cancer care in Africa. See you next year! ✨
In @RadioGraphics, @farouk_dako (@PennRadiology) & colleagues highlight how radiologists can help reduce health disparities & improve access to care through community engagement https://t.co/WEuIl7sOsk
🆕 Just published in @JACRJournal:
Large Language Models for #GlobalHealth Clinics 🌍🧠
We explore how #LLMs can transform communication, workflow, and education in low-resource settings—while addressing bias, privacy, and equity.
📄 Read here: https://t.co/FAIH29zsdT
Superb article detailing how rads can & should leverage community engagement (CE) to address health disparities, including real-world examples of CE efforts led by powerhouse radiologist-scientists @farouk_dako@AnandKNarayan@EJFloresMD@RMilesMD 👏👏👏
https://t.co/p3x4gGyh0K