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<div><b>Preface: </b>Padmini Murthy, MD MPH, FAMWA, FRSPH, and Amy Ansehl, RN MSNFNP-BC, DNP</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Part I: Reflections</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Space and Global Health</div><div><br></div><div>Camille Wardrop Alleyne MSc, EdD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Universal Health Coverage in Japan: Leveraging Technologies to Ensure Equitable, Affordable, and Quality Health Care for All</div><div><br></div><div>Satoshi Ezoe MD, MPH, PhD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Georgia’s Success Towards Universal Health Coverage</div><div><br></div><div>Mariam Jashi MD, MPH, MPA. Tamar Tchelidze MD, MPH</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Women, Girls, and STEM</div><div><br></div><div>Roya Mahboob, MBA</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Role of New Media in Advancing Gender Equality</div><div><br></div><div>Wale Idris Ajibade, PhD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div>&nbsp;<div><br></div><div><b>Part II: Technology in Advancing Health: Meeting Sustainable Development Goal 3 Targets</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1. Role of Digital Health, mHealth, and Low-Cost Technologies in Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Emerging Economies</div><div><br></div>Padmini Murthy MD, MPH FAMWA, FRSPH and Mahtab Naji MD<div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>2. Social Media and the Practice of Public Health</div><div><br></div><div>Amy Ansehl, DNP, FNP-BC and Jessica Ansehl, MBA&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>3. The Role of Technology in Women’s Empowerment and Well-Being and Addressing Gender-Based Violence</div><div><br></div><div>Padmini Murthy MD, MPH, FAMWA, FRSPH and Jonathan Ogulnick, BA, MusB</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>4. Telehealth and Homecare Agencies</div><div><br></div><div>Dr. Amy Ansehl, DNP, FNP-BC, Timothy Leddy, MBA</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>5. Health Transformation in Saudi Arabia via Connected Health Technologies&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Hebah Abdulaziz Elgibreen, PhD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>6. Simple Technology for Menstrual Hygiene Management: A Case Study from Northern Ethiopia</div><div><br></div><div>Shewaye Belay MSc, Freweini Mebrahtu BSc, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann PhD, Amanuel Haile MD, L. Lewis Wall MD, DPhil.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>7. Technology and the Practice of Health Education in Conflict Zones</div><div><br></div><div>Kamiar Alaei, MD, MPH, MS, DrPH, Mst; Arash Alaei, MD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>8. Law, Technology, and Public Health</div><div><br></div><div>Denise Scotto, Esq.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>9. mHealth for Better Quality of Life, Healthier Lifestyles, and More Meaningful Lives&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Aishwarya Narasimhadevara, MA, and Renuka Rambhatla, MPH</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>10. Digital Health Transforming Health Care in Rural and Remote Australia</div><div><br></div><div>Professor Christine C Bennett AO MBBS; MPaed; FRACP and Uma Srinivasan PhD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>11. Telehealth and Traumatic Brain Injury</div><div><br></div><div>Shana De Caro, Esq.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>12. Leveraging Technology for Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 3: The Road Ahead</div><div><br></div><div>Gopal Sankaran, MD, DrPH, MNAMS, CHES</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><b>Part III:&nbsp;Types of Innovative Technology in Health Care</b></div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>13. Technology vs. Mercury: The Metal that Scars Civilization</div><div><br></div><div>Diane E. Heck, Laurie B. Joseph, Padmini Murthy, Amy Ansehl, Yi-Hua Jan, Gabriella Composto Wahler, and Hong-Duck Kim</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>14. Trafficking, Technology, and Public Health: The Malignant Malady of Modern Slavery Melissa Jane Kronfeld, MS, M.S., PhD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>15. The Worldwide Digital Divide and Access to Healthcare Technology</div><div><br></div><div>Irene M. Wohlman, PhD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>16. Technology for Creating Better Professional Teams to Strengthen Healthcare Systems</div><div><br></div><div>Elvira Beracochea MD, MPH and Aaron Pied MPM&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>17.&nbsp; Global Public Health Disaster Management and Technology</div><div><br></div><div>Erica L. Nelson, MD, PhM, Nirma D. Bustamante, MD and Sean M. Kivlehan, MD, MPH&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>18. Employing Data Science Technologies Towards Shaping a Sustainably Healthy Future: The Efforts in Contemporary Taiwan</div><div><br></div><div>Chih-Wei Chen FRGS</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>19. Telemedicine in India and Its Impact on Public Health</div><div><br></div><div>Radha Ramana Murthy Gokula, MD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>20. The Role of Technology in Sustainable Development Goal Performance in Taiwan</div><div><br></div><div>Joyce Tsung-Hsi Wang MD, PhD</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>21. Reducing the Burden of Oral Diseases Through Technology</div><div><br></div><div>David Alexander BDS, MSc, DDPH, Ramon Baez, DDS, MPH, Prathip Phantumvanit, DDS, MSc</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>22. Future and Impact of Rehabilitation Robotics on Post-Stroke Care and Recovery</div><div>Anindo Roy, PhD, Prasad Mavuduri, MSc, MBA</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Epilogue:</b> Padmini Murthy, MD, MPH, FAMWA, FRSPH, and Amy Ansehl, RN, MSNFNP-BC, DNP</div>

<div><b>Padmini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS, FAMWA, FRSPH,</b> is professor and global health director at New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice, in Valhalla, New York, USA. Dr. Murthy is Medical Women’s International Associations Secretary - General and NGO representative to the United Nations. She is also Global Health lead of American Medical Women’s Association and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.<br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Amy Ansehl, DNP, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, </b>is associate dean for Student Experience at New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice, in Valhalla, New York, USA. She is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and Chairperson of the Visiting Nurse Service Westchester Foundation.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

<div><br></div><div><div>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.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The chapters highlight the barriers faced by the global healthcare workforce in using technology to promote health and human rights of communities:</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Role of Digital Health, mHealth, and Low-Cost Technologies in Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Emerging Economies</li><li>Telehealth and Homecare Agencies</li><li>Technology and the Practice of Health Education in Conflict Zones</li><li>The Worldwide Digital Divide and Access to Healthcare Technology</li><li>Technology for Creating Better Professional Teams to Strengthen Healthcare Systems</li><li>Global Public Health Disaster Management and Technology</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div>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,&nbsp;<i>Technology and Global Public Health</i>&nbsp;should engage students, instructors, practitioners, and other professionals interested in public health, universal health care, health technology, digital health, and health equity.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>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.<p></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;Henry&nbsp;L. Mac-Donald,&nbsp;<i>Former Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations</i></p></div><div><br></div></div>

<p>Discusses various types of technology and trends in global public health and health care</p><p>Considers how technology to advance health can help meet SDG 3 targets</p><p>Presents cross-cutting and interdisciplinary topics in the field</p><p>Provides information about technology advances piloted by United Nations agencies</p><p>Features contributions by global experts in health care, public health, technology, and law</p>