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As we enter the new year, we thank you for steadfast support and commitment to SMART Africa Network and we anticipate engaging in endless possibilities in 2024. We wish you a prosperous 2024. Take a moment to explore our 2023 newsletter: https://t.co/1YU8EyE6yE

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History Made.
Prof. Godwin Ogbole — first indigenous African to receive the ISMRM Senior Fellow Award, Cape Town, May 2026.

Read the full ISMRM announcement here
https://t.co/0NVSQpVAQj

#ISMRM2026 #LowFieldMRI #MRI4Africa #AfricanScience #HealthEquityHealthEquity

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Our Director, Prof. Godwin Ogbole's welcome address at the 5th SMART Africa MRI Workshop, Cape Town!

5 years. 5 cities. 1 idea: MRI for ALL of Africa.
Africa will not receive science — Africa will shape it.

Full welcome address on LinkedIn
https://t.co/qdrpVRIAP9

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2 days to go! 🔥

Cape Town, it’s almost time.

SMART Africa MRI Workshop 2026 — MRI, AI, and access, driving more equitable neuroimaging across Africa.

#SMARTAfrica #MRIinAfrica #Neuroimaging #AIinHealthcare #AfricaHealth

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The 5th SMART Africa MRI Workshop is kicking off with a 1-day Virtual Basic MRI Webinar on May 1, 2026.

Strengthen your skills, network with experts, and explore neuroimaging.

Click the link below to register.
https://t.co/Edw30vMtHu

#SMARTAfrica #MRIWorkshop2026

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SMARTA blends learning, networking, and culture.
Be part of the 5th MRI workshop in Cape Town!

Kindly click the link below to find out more
https://t.co/cRVDJahd7L

#SMARTA#MRIinAfrica#ScienceWithHeart#ScienceAndCulture#AfricanResearch #HandsOnLearning

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Africa is building its own MRI expertise.
Join the 5th SMART Africa MRI Workshop, Cape Town | 7–8 May 2026 — Equitable Neuroimaging: MRI, AI & Access across Africa.

Register via the link below.
https://t.co/xVYw3nrxFf

#SMARTAfrica #AfricanNeuroimaging

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Live this Friday, 16 January 2026. Join the ASO–WSO Webinar Series on stroke imaging and diagnostics with Shriram Varadharajan and Jose Carlos Rayon-Aledo. Live at 3:00 PM GMT!

Click the link below.
https://t.co/NIsniBgA5E
#StrokeImaging#StrokeCare#Neuroradiology

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Live this Friday, 16 January 2026. Join the ASO–WSO Webinar Series on stroke imaging and diagnostics with Shriram Varadharajan and Jose Carlos Rayon-Aledo. Live at 3:00 PM GMT!

Click the link below.
https://t.co/NIsniBgA5E
#StrokeImaging#StrokeCare#Neuroradiology#MedicalWebinar

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Seven healthcare professionals from Nigeria recently completed a 4-week stroke care exchange at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, sponsored by The Frederick Foundation.
Click the link below to learn more.
https://t.co/0fK4pgrZdM

#StrokeCare #MRI #Neuroimaging #SMARTA

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Behind every MRI machine in Africa is a story, patients, doctors, researchers.

SMARTA is working for better access, stronger research & trained experts.
5th SMART Africa Workshop: May 2026, Cape Town
#MRI #AfricaHealth #SMARTA

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At CZI Imaging the Future 2025, Prof. Godwin Ogbole presented “MRI Research and Training in Africa.”

It highlighted Africa’s push for better MRI access, research, and training, inspiring global collaboration.

See you at the 5th SMART Africa MRI Workshop, Cape Town • May 2026!

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Calling all African Radiologists!

Help shape MRI research in Africa!
Take our 5-minutes anonymous survey: https://t.co/jgSy1DRQdR

Share with colleagues, every response counts!
#Radiology #MRIResearch #Africa #SMARTAfrica

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Our Director, Prof. Godwin Ogbole joins the 10th Atlantic Fellows for Brain Health (GBHI, UCSF), advancing low-cost imaging against stroke & dementia in Africa.

Click the link below to learn more
https://t.co/0WDFqZXw5T

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Prof. Godwin Ogbole (University of Ibadan) spoke at USC on Aug 22 about MRI research in Africa. This came after he hosted Prof. Danny Wang at a brain imaging workshop in Nigeria on July 22.
Two events, one shared goal!
Click the link below to learn more
https://t.co/8pZNhfJIMm

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Top Global Opportunities:

1. AfOx MBA (Oxford) – Fully funded for African leaders
Deadline: Jan 7, 2026

2. Atlantic Fellows (Brain Health) – UCSF/Trinity
Deadline: Sept 19, 2025

Click the link below to learn more.
https://t.co/Ok0nCLjhcP

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The ASL Bootcamp on July 22 at Redeemer’s Health Village opened the 4th SMART Africa MRI Workshop with energy and purpose.

Hands-on learning, open minds, and one shared goal — advancing MRI on African terms.
#SMARTAfricaMRI #ASL #MRIinAfrica

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Almost time! The 4th SMART Africa MRI Workshop in Lagos is July 23–25, 2025.
Don’t miss the opportunity to join the conversation on MRI & healthcare innovation.

Click the link below to register:
https://t.co/RjCMtWzmBE

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AI in healthcare: tutor, tool, or threat?
Prof. Godwin Ogbole explored its impact on diagnosis, treatment, and medical education at the 65th ABH Health Week.

Register by June 30 for the SMART Africa MRI Workshop!

Click the link below to register
https://t.co/ZMFwmSzWRy

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You're recognized as SMART for being part of our Network.
Join us July 23–25, 2025, in Lagos for 3 days of big ideas & bold connections.

Missed registration? Worry not, Deadline has been extended till month end.
Click the link below to register
https://t.co/ZMFwmSzWRy

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Great discussions with @GEHealthCare at #WHXLagos2025 on growing sustainable MRI capacity in Africa!
Register for the #SMARTAfrica MRI Workshop July 23–25.
Click the link below to register.
https://t.co/ZMFwmSzWRy
Online registration closes in 2 days!