22-25 September 2025 (on-line)
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.
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)
Mauro De Rosa (WOAH)
Kurmanzhan Dastanbek (WOAH)
Abdoul Aziz Salissou Mayana (WOAH)
Enrico Caiani (ESC)
Amy Campbell (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Marco Marchetti (Sapienza Universita’ di Roma)
Fabio Salbitano (Sapienza Universita’ di Roma)
Ljubica Zupunski (IARC/WHO)
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)
Identifying the current main challenges related to Global Health and Earth Observation at large:
Zoom (by invitation and registration only)
A dedicated Zoom link will be provided exclusively to registered and invited participants. Please note that access to the Zoom platform is restricted and not open to the general public.
YouTube Live Streaming
All other participants can follow the User Forum sessions live and without registration via YouTube at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/live/BMcMC6YysxQ
The EO4Health Organising Team has set up a Padlet – a virtual whiteboard accessible at this link:
https://padlet.com/davidhughes18/esa_eo4health_user_forum_2025
The Padlet will remain open for the entire duration of the workshop. Participants are warmly invited to use it for exchanging views, raising ideas, and providing recommendations on scientific challenges, gaps, and opportunities for future activities. Session chairs and participants are encouraged to share their contributions here.
The workshops will take place from the afternoon of 22 to midday 25 September 2025 at the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) in Paris.
Please find below a list of suggested hotels near the workshop venue. Rooms can be booked upon availability by contacting the hotels directly.
| Hotel | Category | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| Cosy Monceau | ** | 21 rue Jouffroy d'Abbans – 75017 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 1 47 63 24 42 |
| Hôtel Médéric | ** | 4 rue Médéric – 75017 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 1 47 63 69 13 |
| Belfast Paris | **** | 10 Avenue Carnot – 75017 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 1 43 80 12 10 |
| Glasgow Monceau | *** | 3 Rue de la Félicité – 75017 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 1 42 27 93 95 Fax: +33 (0) 1 40 53 92 52 |
| Hôtel Noir | *** | 18 rue Léon Jost – 75017 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 1 46 22 60 70 |
| Hôtel New Orient | *** | 16 Rue de Constantinople – 75008 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 1 45 22 21 64 |
| Hôtel Relais Monceau | **** | 85 rue du Rocher – 75008 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 1 45 22 75 11 |
