Epidemiological study of tropical diseases using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS).

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing are providing new tools which allow collation, mapping and analysis of empirical survey of infection data for tropical disease management. Although the geographic approach has long been integrated into tropical disease control programs, the linkage between geography and health in general have only come to the fore in recent decades. This paper seeks to examine the meanings, principles involved and the relevant examples of the use of GIS and RS in the control of tropical diseases. Information was sourced from the internet, text books, WHO Technical Reports and journals. The write-up therefore provides the current information about tropical disease control using GIS and Rs with specific examples.