Reflections
Front Matter
Pages 1-1
Space and Global Health
Camille Wardrop Alleyne
Pages 3-6
Universal Health Coverage in Japan: Leveraging Technologies to Ensure Equitable, Affordable, and Quality Health Care for All
Satoshi Ezoe
Pages 7-11
Georgia’s Success Towards Universal Health Coverage
Mariam Jashi, Tamar Tchelidze
Pages 13-19
Women, Girls, and STEM
Roya Mahboob
Pages 21-22
Role of New Media in Advancing Gender Harmony (Gender Equality)
Wale Idris Ajibade
Pages 23-27
Technology in Advancing Health: Meeting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 Targets
Front Matter
Pages 29-29
Chapter 1: Role of Digital Health, mHealth, and Low-Cost Technologies in Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Emerging Economies
Padmini Murthy, Mahtab Naji
Pages 31-46
Chapter 2: Social Media and the Practice of Public Health
Amy Ansehl, Jessica Ansehl
Pages 47-56
Chapter 3: The Role of Technology in Women’s Empowerment and Well-Being and Addressing Gender-Based Violence
Padmini Murthy, Jonathan Ogulnick
Pages 57-68
Chapter 4: Telehealth and Homecare Agencies
Amy Ansehl, Timothy Leddy
Pages 69-81
Chapter 5: Health Transformation in Saudi Arabia via Connected Health Technologies
Hebah Abdul Aziz ElGibreen
Pages 83-99
Chapter 6: Simple Technology for Menstrual Hygiene Management: A Case Study from Northern Ethiopia
Shewaye Belay, Freweini Mebrahtu, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann, Amanuel Haile, L. Lewis Wall
Pages 101-109
Chapter 7: Technology and the Practice of Health Education in Conflict Zones
Kamiar Alaei, Arash Alaei
Pages 111-126
Chapter 8: Law, Technology, and Public Health
Denise Scotto
Pages 127-142
Chapter 9: mHealth for Better Quality of Life, Healthier Lifestyles, and More Meaningful Lives
Aishwarya Narasimhadevara, Renuka Rambhatla
Pages 143-159
Chapter 10: Digital Health Transforming Health Care in Rural and Remote Australia
Christine C. Bennett, Uma Srinivasan
Pages 161-178
Chapter 11: Telehealth and Traumatic Brain Injury
Shana De Caro
Pages 179-193
Chapter 12: Leveraging Technology for Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 3: The Road Ahead
Gopal Sankaran
Pages 195-202
Types of Innovative Technology in Health Care
Front Matter
Pages 203-203
Chapter 13: Technology vs. Mercury: The Metal That Scars Civilization
Diane E. Heck, Laurie B. Joseph, Padmini Murthy, Amy Ansehl, Yi-Hua Jan, Gabriella Composto Wahler et al.
Pages 205-218
Chapter 14: Trafficking, Technology, and Public Health: The Malignant Malady of Modern Slavery
Melissa Jane Kronfeld
Pages 219-239
Chapter 15: The Worldwide Digital Divide and Access to Healthcare Technology
Irene M. Wohlman
Pages 241-256
Chapter 16: Technology for Creating Better Professional Teams to Strengthen Healthcare Systems
Elvira Beracochea, Aaron Pied
Pages 257-274
Chapter 17: Global Public Health Disaster Management and Technology
Erica L. Nelson, Nirma D. Bustamante, Sean M. Kivlehan
Pages 275-289
Chapter 18: Employing Data Science Technologies Towards Shaping a Sustainably Healthy Future: The Efforts in Contemporary Taiwan
Chih-Wei Chen
Pages 291-301
Chapter 19: Telemedicine in India and Its Impact on Public Health
Radha Ramana Murthy Gokula
Pages 303-316
Chapter 20: The Role of Technology in Sustainable Development Goal Performance in Taiwan
Joyce Tsung-Hsi Wang
Pages 317-329
Chapter 21: Reducing the Burden of Oral Diseases Through Technology
David C. Alexander, Ramon Baez, Prathip Phantumvanit
Pages 331-352
Chapter 22: Future and Impact of Rehabilitation Robotics on Post-stroke Care and Recovery
Anindo Roy, Prasad Mavuduri
Pages 353-372

This book explores the pivotal role played by technology over the past decade in advancing global public health and health care. At present, the global community faces unprecedented healthcare challenges fueled by an aging population, rising rates of chronic disease, and persistent health disparities. New technologies and advancements have the potential to extend the reach of health professionals while improving quality and efficiency of service delivery and reducing costs within the public and the private health systems.
The chapters highlight the barriers faced by the global healthcare workforce in using technology to promote health and human rights of communities:
Role of Digital Health, mHealth, and Low-Cost Technologies in Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Emerging Economies
Telehealth and Homecare Agencies
Technology and the Practice of Health Education in Conflict Zones
The Worldwide Digital Divide and Access to Healthcare Technology
Technology for Creating Better Professional Teams to Strengthen Healthcare Systems
Global Public Health Disaster Management and Technology
As a resource on the evolution of technology as a valuable and integral component in the promotion and practice of public health and health care, with a focus on SDG 3 targets, Technology and Global Public Health should engage students, instructors, practitioners, and other professionals interested in public health, universal health care, health technology, digital health, and health equity.
Dr. Murthy has been a respected leader and mentor on scientific health-related matters within the UN system for many years. Her book develops a theoretical system connecting concepts that have coined global public health with the rapid development of technology, all with the focus to achieve Sustainable Development Goal number three, within the time frame set by World Leaders.
- Henry L. Mac-Donald, Former Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations