2024
Ecuador en Directo reported that the Ministry of Public Health adopted portable digital X-ray units with AI-powered CAD4TB to improve TB screening among vulnerable populations, including prisons. This initiative comes amid alarming TB rates, with 9,300 cases reported nationwide and major outbreaks in penitentiaries. CAD4TB is helping Ecuador strengthen early detection and move toward its 2025 goal of achieving over 90% treatment coverage.
In 2025, Daily Trust reported that Nigeria is leveraging portable digital X-ray systems with CAD4TB to strengthen TB detection in hard-to-reach communities. According to Dr. Olayemi Olupitan of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), these ultra-portable X-ray units are deployed alongside Wellness on Wheels trucks and community outreach teams, enabling early diagnosis and closing the TB case-finding gap as part of the Global Fund-supported TB/HIV project.
In 2025, NewsNGR reported that Nigeria is scaling up the use of mobile digital X-ray units equipped with AI to improve TB screening among key and vulnerable populations. Coordinating Minister of Health Prof. Muhammad Pate noted, “We are prioritizing the use of mobile digital X-ray units equipped with artificial intelligence, operated by trained radiographers, to enhance TB screening among key and vulnerable populations. Currently, around 400 mobile digital X-ray platforms are deployed across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
