Space for a Health Information Network on Earth

Paper number

IAC-11,B1,2,11,x10852

Author

Ms. Bianca Szalai, International Space University (ISU), France

Coauthor

Ms. Anna Hogg, International Space University (ISU), United Kingdom

Coauthor

Mr. Louis Corriveau, International Space University (ISU), France

Coauthor

Ms. Mahsa Taheran, Iran

Coauthor

Ms. Michele Giovia, International Space University (ISU), France

Coauthor

Mr. Pierre Schrooyen, International Space University (ISU), France

Coauthor

Ms. Rebeca Rodriguez, France

Coauthor

Ms. Michelle Picardo, France

Coauthor

Ms. Karina Marshall-Bowman, International Space University (ISU), United States

Coauthor

Ms. Boma Oguntoyinbo, International Space University (ISU), France

Coauthor

Mr. Sumanta Pal, International Space University (ISU), France

Coauthor

Mr. John Daley, United States

Coauthor

Ms. Sahana Jagannath, France

Coauthor

Ms. Alexandra Kindrat, International Space University (ISU), Canada

Year

2011

Abstract

Health communities worldwide require better support for the collection and distribution of information regarding the factors that could affect individuals' health or contribute to the propagation of diseases. Environmental factors, such as climate change, can influence several diseases, including malaria, lymphatic filariasis, African trypanosomiasis, dengue fever and yellow fever. Water and air pollution can play a role in the transmission of bacterial and fungal diseases like cholera, meningitis and coccidioidomycosis (yellow fever).

In order to identify precisely how space-based technologies could support global e-Health solutions, with an outlook towards 2030, a group of masters students from the International Space University (ISU) studied this topic in 2011 under the format of a team project. The outcome of this report will be presented in the paper.

The focus of the team is to look into the creation of a roadmap to the year 2030, a framework, and a practical case study.

The roadmap aims to establish the different steps to provide users with solutions and information to strengthen their capacity in managing health issues with local or global consequences. This shall use space-based systems such as navigation, Earth observation and telecommunications, alongside terrestrial data resources to support current healthcare needs.

Data available from space based and terrestrial resources shall be integrated within a framework to efficiently address the pertinent health issues affecting populations around the world. The aim is to create a framework that can be updated upon development of relevant new technologies. The framework for this system shall include the structure, operations, and evolution. The usability and effectiveness of the system shall be qualified by utilizing the framework to address a pertinent issue as a case study. Emphasis shall be given to international cooperation for resource utilization.

Abstract document

IAC-11,B1,2,11,x10852.brief.pdf

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