A scan should not take five days to read.
Across Africa, patients wait three to seven days for a radiologist to read their scan. Not because the machines are not there. Because the specialists are not. We decided to close that gap and to build the infrastructure that makes closing it sustainable.
We saw the problem. We built the fix.
Founded and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa Afya Healthcare Limited exists for one reason: to make qualified radiology reads available to every hospital on the continent regardless of whether they have a radiologist on staff.
We saw the reality firsthand. CT and MRI machines sitting idle because no radiologist was on site. Radiographers sending DICOM files over WhatsApp. Clinicians making treatment decisions from memory because the report had not arrived. Patients waiting, sometimes in pain, sometimes in danger, for a result that should have been available hours ago.
So we built AfyaRad. A complete teleradiology marketplace with automatic specialist matching, built-in quality assurance and infrastructure designed for African connectivity conditions. A hospital submits a scan. The right specialist is assigned. A signed report comes back within hours.
Why AfyaRad works the way it does
The decisions behind AfyaRad were not accidental. Each one addresses a specific failure mode in how teleradiology has been attempted before.
Automatic matching, not manual selection
Making a hospital choose which radiologist to use adds pressure to an already busy clinical moment. If they pick wrong and a scan comes back late, everyone suffers. AfyaRad removes that choice entirely. The moment a scan is submitted, the system finds the right radiologist based on the type of scan, how urgent it is and the radiologist's area of expertise. Hospitals get certainty. Radiologists get a fair and steady queue.
Continuous quality checks, not day-zero compliance
Checking a radiologist's credentials when they join tells you who they were on day one. It tells you nothing about how they are doing today. AfyaRad quietly reviews a small number of completed reports by having a second radiologist look at the same scan without seeing the first report. If there is a problem, we act on it. Radiologists with growing error rates are given fewer cases until a review is completed.
Availability blocks, not open bidding
Good radiologists do not want to fight for cases against strangers online. They want to know what work is coming and when. AfyaRad lets radiologists set the hours they are available and the kinds of scans they want. Cases are sent to them during those hours. No bidding. No guessing. Fixed, transparent rates per study type and turnaround time, published openly so everyone knows what to expect.
Senior radiologist sign-off on complex cases
Complex studies and subspecialty cases carry a second layer of review. A senior radiologist on the AfyaRad network counter-signs the report after the primary radiologist completes it. Both names appear on the final report. This is standard double-reporting practice in teleradiology and gives hospitals and referring clinicians additional confidence on the cases that matter most.
Two problems. One marketplace.
AfyaRad serves both sides of the radiology gap at the same time.
Hospitals without enough radiologists
Facilities with imaging equipment but no reliable radiology cover. Too small to justify a full-time hire. Too busy to go without a read. AfyaRad gives them access to specialists on demand, per study, with no strings attached.
- Rural and district hospitals
- Stand-alone imaging centres
- Private clinics with X-ray or CT
- Hospitals needing overnight or weekend overflow cover
Radiologists without enough reach
Skilled, licensed radiologists — many in cities and some in the diaspora — who can read more studies than geography allows. AfyaRad gives them a structured platform to read remotely and grow their practice without administrative overhead.
- Credentialed radiologists across Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda
- Subspecialty coverage: chest, neuro, MSK, paediatric and more
- Diaspora radiologists expanding their African practice
- Fixed, transparent rates per study type and turnaround time
What we stand for
Not principles we hang on a wall. Commitments that show up in every report we deliver.
The patient is always the point
Every feature, every deadline, every decision exists to get an accurate result to a patient faster. Speed is not a selling point. It is a clinical obligation.
Quality is ongoing, not a one-time check
Checking credentials when a radiologist joins is the start, not the finish. AfyaRad reviews completed reports on an ongoing basis so quality is measured continuously, not assumed.
Built for the Africa that exists
Not the Africa of fast fibre and large IT budgets. The Africa of variable connectivity, constrained budgets, and radiographers doing their best with what they have. That is who we serve.
Compliance that actually protects your patients
Patient imaging data is among the most sensitive health information that exists. AfyaRad is built with that responsibility at its core, not as an afterthought.
Kenya Data Protection Act 2019
Built in alignment with all provisions. Actively working toward formal Data Processor certification.
End-to-End Encryption
All DICOM files and reports are encrypted in transit and at rest. No plain-text patient data at any point.
Full Audit Trail
Every study access, report action and radiologist assignment is logged and timestamped.
Interested in radiology? Start here.
AfyaRad Community is free for anyone who wants to learn by reading real, anonymised scan cases. You write what you see. Then the actual radiologist's report is revealed. No experience needed to join.
- 🩻Read real anonymised cases from African hospitals and other sources
- ✍️Write your interpretation before the reveal
- 🌍Connect with radiologists from across the world
- 🔒Every case is fully anonymised before it is posted, with the hospital's consent. We take patient confidentiality seriously. Read our Privacy Policy.
CASE RC-2025-0018 · CT Chest · 52F
Progressive shortness of breath for 3 weeks. No fever.
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