Applications of Space Technologies to Global Health: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Space technology has an impact on many domains of activity on earth, including in the field of global health. With the recent adoption of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals that highlight the need for strengthening partnerships in different domains, it is useful to better characterize the relationship between space technology and global health.

Objective

The aim of this study was to identify the applications of space technologies to global health, the key stakeholders in the field, as well as gaps and challenges.

Methods

We used a scoping review methodology, including a literature review and the involvement of stakeholders, via a brief self-administered, open-response questionnaire. A distinct search on several search engines was conducted fo

SUBMITTER: Dietrich D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6041558 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature