Getting a jump on malaria [health care].

Getting a jump on malaria [health care].

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This paper discusses how data obtained from Earth-sensing satellite systems can be used in the efforts to prevent and treat malaria in developing countries especially in Africa. The paper describes how representatives from WHO and various space and oceanographic agencies have agreed to meet under th...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 42, 9(duplicate) (2005).
Main Author: Aaronson, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth-sensing satellite systems.
Global Earth Observation System of Systems.
WHO.
Climate predictions.
Developing countries.
Malaria prevention.
Mobile hospital units.
Ocean buoys.
Seismic sensors.