We were introduced to ESA by Victor Demaria-Pesce, Head of Institutionnal Relations at Inserm (member of Aviesan). We had then the pleasure to meet representatives of the EU Relations Office of Paris. As we were describing our initiative they came up with very interesting remarks and comments on how space technologies can be involved for such projects for health and environment.
As a matter of fact ESA already participates in different programmes described on their website.They have two main programmes in health:
- Integrated Application Promotion (IAP) such a SAHEL
- Tech Transfer Programme (TTP)
They could help us with their technology in many various projects:
- Meningitis: weather forecast by satellite to link meningitis epidemy to hygrometry and dry winds allowing real-time surveillance and population warning
- Diagnostic: data teletransmission and hygiene guidelines sharing
- Drug monitoring: software to secure and analyse data, extension to epidemiology
- Telemedicine: project SAHEL in Senegal
We do hope that we can build strong enough projects to meet their expectation and get their support! This could be a great step forward and good to insure the projects' sustainability.
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