devex "Elie Chaillot, president and CEO of GE HealthCare International, emphasizes the role of medical imaging in addressing global health disparities, especially in low- and middle-income countries. As the global health policy community gathers in Geneva for the World Health Assembly, we are reminded of the pressing challenges to global health. Accounting for over 1 in 6, or 16.8%, deaths worldwide and nearly a quarter — 22.8% — of deaths among noncommunicable diseases, the impact of cancer is both profound and widespread."