ESA EO4Health User Forum 2025
September 22 - September 25
WOAH&hybrid
Description
The European Space Agency, in the context of EO Science for Society, is organising the EO4Health User Forum.
The User Forum aims at reviewing the latest advances in the use of Earth Observation (EO) technology for global health, exploring the potential offered by the existing and upcoming EO satellites together with advanced modelling, in situ data and novel technologies, as well as the main challenges and opportunities to enhance our current capacity to observe, understand and predict health related challenges, including its connection with environmental conditions and climate change impacts, as well as with human activities.
The User Forum participants and key stakeholders will highlight global health priorities, review the state of the art and latest developments in EO for vector borne, water borne and non communicable diseases, and contribute to define a joint roadmap for the coming years, which will drive future scientific research activities of space agencies and partners to face some of the main societal challenges of our time.
The User Forum is open to health practitioners, EO scientists, researchers and students, modellers, Earth system and climate scientists, industry, operational agencies, policy makers, representatives of local communities and NGOs, other stakeholders interested in sharing their knowledge and experience and in contributing to drive the scientific agenda for advancing EO and health research and future applications.
Scientific and Organising Committee
Stefano Ferretti (ESA)
Chadia Wannous (WOAH)
Rune Floberghagen (ESA)
Inge Jonckheere (ESA)
Gordon Campbell (ESA)
Ilaria Zilioli (ESA)
Philip AbdelMalik (WHO)
Joachim Schutz (WHO)
Ravi Shankar Santhana Gopala Krishnan (WHO)
Alessandro Bartoloni (CERN)
Madhur Dhingra (FAO)
Karl Morteo (FAO)
Fabio Salbitano (University of Sassari)
William Wint (University of Oxford)
Annamaria Conte (IZS)
Alessandro Ripani (IZS)
Caroline Perrin (gdhub)
Marcello Maranesi (EARSC Advisor to Board)
Fabrizio Pera (GMATICS)
Marie-Louise von Hohenbühel (NOVASPACE)
Barbara Alessandrini (WOAH)
Keith Hamilton (WOAH)
Enrico Caiani (ESC)
Amy Campbell (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Costanza Borghi (Fondazione per il futuro delle città)
El Bahdja Boudoua (UMR SESSTIM Aix Marseille University)
Lavinia Brunetti (KUKULA)
Lorenzo Pezzati (KUKULA)
Gilles Guillot (WOAH)
Mirna Hussein (GIZ)
Miriam Burger (SOMNEA)
Jan Semenza (former ECDC)
Jerome Benveniste (COSPAR)
Roya Ayazi (NEREUS)
Shubha Sathyendranath (PML)
Matilda Van Den Bosch (EFI Biocities)
Sabrina Lodadio (ESA)
Loretta Latronico (ESA)
Francesco Barchetta (ESA)
Antony Delavois (ESA)
Sara Aparicio (ESA)
David Hughes (ESA)
Pepita Verbeek (ESA)
Lea Civetta (ESA)
Workshop Objectives
Identifying the current main challenges related to Global Health and Earth Observation at large:
- Increase awareness among institutional and private sector representatives, about the ESA EO applications program and knowledge gaps in the health domain.
- Discussing with scientists, policy makers and industry the most pressing needs and information requirements
- Initiate a dialogue between stakeholders on EO applied research for health, identifying the most pressing challenges and potential synergies among current and future activities
- Providing users and stakeholders with Earth Observation data, resources and capabilities
- Strengthen international collaboration in the resilience domain, by addressing various health related environmental monitoring aspects with Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence techniques
Thematic areas
- Vector Borne Diseases, in particular zoonoses (e.g. West Nile Virus, Rift Valley Fever, Malaria)
- Waterborne Infectious Diseases (Cholera, e-coli)
- Non Communicable Diseases (cardiovascular, pulmonary, mental health, cancer)
- Effects of Climate Change and Pollution on Human Health in the urban environment
For any information regarding the online participation, please visit the official event website 👉ESA EO4Health User Forum 2025 – eo science for society