Global radiology: Building equitable and effective partnerships with low and middle-income countries

Global radiology partnerships can be leveraged to help address the shortage of radiology access in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Concurrently, efforts to address inequities in global health initiatives and the power asymmetry between High-Income Countries (HIC) and LMIC partners are ongoing. As the field of radiology continues to expand its global health presence, it is important to ensure the creation of equitable partnerships that avoid perpetuating power imbalances. This paper reviews the critical need to establish and scale-up radiologic care in LMICs, provides historical background on the origins of global health and how these origins might impact current global health practice, briefly introduces the topic of the Decolonize Global Health (DGH) movement, and provides examples of best practices to foster equitable and effective global radiology partnerships.