B5: Health Conveners: Gary Foley, Joerg Szarzynski Gary Foley: Scope and activities of the GEO/GEOSS Task Force CoP on Health Detlef Böcking: Supporting Health Research Networks in Subsahara Africa. An initiative of the German Ministry of Education and Research. Peter Heudtlaß: Mapping vulnerability – MDGs and Earth observations in disaster epidemiology. Rupert Gerzer: Telemedicine for remote areas and in emergency situations

Data processing and interdisciplinary data mining Seasonal rainfall pattern in Africa

Telemedicine Telemedecine : Use of telecommunications technology for medical diagnosis and patient care when the provider and client are separated by distance Remote diagnosis: acquiring medical data of patients in Africa, transmission to Diaspora professionals for assessment and subsequent feedback to Africa. Remote monitoring: remotely monitoring of a patient by a professional using various technological devices Interactive services: real-time interactions (phone conversations, online communication) between patients in Africa and professionals in the Diaspora - eLearning

B5: Health Conveners: Gary Foley, Joerg Szarzynski Gary Foley: Scope and activities of the GEO/GEOSS Task Force CoP on Health Detlef Böcking: Supporting Health Research Networks in Subsahara Africa. An initiative of the German Ministry of Education and Research. Peter Heudtlaß: Mapping vulnerability – MDGs and Earth observations in disaster epidemiology. Rupert Gerzer: Telemedicine for remote areas and in emergency situations