EIC Horizon Prize for 'Early Warning for Epidemics'
Estat
Pendent de resolució
Àrea gestora
Oficina de Projectes Internacionals
Entitat convocant
No aplica
Programa
Enhanced European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot- 2018-2020
Àrea temàtica
No aplica
Tipus d'ajut
PJE_Projectes Europeus
Destinataris
- Investigadors/es (INV)
- PDI (PDI)
- Grups de Recerca (GRU)
Descripció
The challenge is to develop a scalable, reliable and cost-effective early warning system prototype to forecast and monitor vector-borne diseases in order to contribute to the prevention of outbreaks mitigating their impact on local, regional and global scales and providing support to existing elimination efforts.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), vector-borne diseases such as malaria, Zika, dengue or yellow fever cause more than 1 million deaths globally each year. Vectors are living organisms that can transmit infectious diseases between humans or from animals to humans. Vector-borne diseases are a global threat to public health and can have far-reaching economic and social impacts.
Climate and environmental phenomena contribute to creating the necessary conditions for these kinds of diseases to thrive. Variables such as rainfall, temperature and humidity affect the number and survival rate of mosquitoes and other vectors of diseases.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in the context of its Sustainable Development Goal 3 "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages", aims to end the epidemics of malaria and neglected tropical diseases (amongst others) by 2030. It calls for strengthening the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks.
The Earth Observation domain is changing with increasing amounts of data being generated from space-borne, air-borne, in-situ and citizen observatories. Effective management of big data in this domain shall be an essential element in improving the 'early warning' capabilities of any system which aims to mitigate epidemics related to vector-borne diseases. The full potential of combining all the available data is not yet harnessed and innovative solutions are needed to enable the system's wider use and exploitation in this context. Such solutions would not only help to improve the 'preparedness' and response related to vector-borne disease outbreaks, but also foster the creation of a digital solution marketplace in the domain of environmental and climate health risks.
Bases de la convocatòria
Web amb més informació
Data de publicació
26/04/2018
Data d'inici presentació de sol·licituds
26/04/2018
Termini intern (presentació sol·licituds UAB)
No aplica
Termini oficial (presentació sol·licituds organisme convocant)
16/02/2021
Data de resolució prevista
01/08/2021
Resolució
No aplica