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How Delft Imaging technology and local partnerships transformed X-ray access and care delivery in Thailand.

A radiographer positioning an elderly patient for a chest X-ray with the Delft Light system inside a mobile screening unit at SMRU, Thailand. Photo credit: Schogn Lee.

Thailand’s battles for equity in health, with Delft Imaging

Tuberculosis remains a significant public health challenge in Thailand. Despite progress in reducing TB-related deaths, gaps in diagnosis, TB-HIV co-infection, and drug-resistant TB continue to highlight the need for expanded access to timely screening and treatment.

113K+ people

developed TB in 2023

33K individuals

were missed by the health system

9K+ people

diagnosed with TB and HIV

3K+ individuals

had drug-resistant TB

Our work in Thailand

To address ongoing TB challenges, Thailand has adopted innovative approaches through strategic partnerships. With support from the Global Fund, the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) delivers TB screening services to migrant populations along the Thai–Myanmar border in Tak Province. These communities often face limited access to quality healthcare, and SMRU’s work integrates TB screening with broader maternal, child health, and infectious disease services.

Health workers operating the Delft Light X-ray system to screen a patient at an SMRU screening station on the Thailand-Myanmar border.

2020

We provided 5 Delft Light portable backpack X-ray systems, together with the CAD4TB, to the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), which has been deploying these systems to screen for TB among migrants at the border and in prisons.

A radiographer using the Delft Light X-ray system to screen a patient in a health facility in Thailand.

2022 

We further strengthened their efforts by delivering an additional Delft Light to them.

A radiographer reviewing a CAD4TB chest X-ray result on a laptop at a health facility in Thailand. Photo credit: Schogn Lee

2023

An additional CAD4TB was provided to the Ministry of Health in Thailand to support the country’s rapid screening and triage of TB.

A health worker carrying the Delft Light backpack X-ray through a rural forest path in Thailand. Photo credit: Schogn Lee.

2024

We provided 9 Delft Lights, in combination with 9 CAD4TB, to Thailand.

health worker reviewing patient records at a desk in a TB screening facility SMRU in Thailand, wearing a World TB Day "Yes! We Can End TB" t-shirt. Photo credit: Schogn Lee.

2025

The nation’s Ministry of Health deployed 3 CAD4TB in the country, further boosting the nation’s fight against TB.

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A radiographer taking a chest X-ray with the Delft Light system at a screening station on the Thailand-Myanmar border.
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Thailand-Myanmar – Migrant Screening using Delft Light & CAD4TB

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