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Satellite solutions
This feature article, written by members of the UN Operational Satellite Applications (UNOSAT) programme, outlines how satellite technology can improve emergency relief after a natural disaster. UNOSAT uses satellite data to produce maps and damage reports for nongovernment organisations,...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: June 2008 | EN
Digital disease detection — Harnessing the web for public health surveillance
This paper, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines how the Internet can help monitor, prevent and control emerging diseases. The authors argue that the emergence of influenza A(H1N1), or 'swine flu', in April 2009 shows the value web-based information holds for early disease...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: May 2009 | EN
Barriers to equitable access to quality health information with emphasis on developing countries
This article, published for The Rockefeller Foundation's conference series 'Making the eHealth Connection', assesses the barriers to quality health information in developing countries, which hamper the development of health systems and services. While the Internet has improved access to health...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2008 | EN
