Digital Pathology

AI and the Future of TPN

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How We Are Using AI to Transform the Diagnostic Journey Africa faces a severe shortage of pathologists, with 1 pathologist to 1 million people compared to 1 to 25,000 in developed countries. The sad result is delayed diagnoses and poor treatment outcomes. especially for cancer patients. In 2025 and into the years ahead, TPN will … Read more

Drug Access Programs Need Diagnostic Coordination to Succeed

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Drug Access Programs Need Diagnostic Coordination to Succeed Local Diagnostic Players are the Missing Piece in Africa’s Complex Care Landscape—By Titus O’Connor & Dr. Joshua Kibera Pharmaceutical access programmes (PAPs) are powerful lifelines that ensure patients, especially in low- and middle-income countries, can obtain life-saving medicines that would otherwise be out of reach due to … Read more

Telling the TPN Story in Barcelona

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By Dr. Maureen Waithaka and Lucy Nolan In June 2025, The Pathology Network (TPN) participated in the 21st European Congress on Digital Pathology (ECDP 2025), held at the Palau de Congressos de Barcelona. ECDP is one of Europe’s leading annual scientific meetings dedicated to digital pathology, whole-slide imaging, computational diagnostics, and the clinical application of … Read more

Embracing Telepathology: Using Digital Tools and AI in Histopathology Reporting in Africa.

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By Dr. Mary Achakolong Histopathology is the cornerstone of accurate diagnosis and management of cancers, infectious diseases, inflammatory conditions, genetic syndromic diseases, and many other disorders. Despite the great demand for histopathology diagnostic services across most African countries, there exists a critical shortage of well-trained pathologists who are mostly concentrated within urban regions. In some … Read more