Floods and Health in Gambella region, Ethiopia: An ... - lumes

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FLOODS AND HEALTH IN GAMBELLA REGION, ETHIOPIA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STRENGTH AND
WEAKNESS OF THE COPING MECHANISM ................................................................................................................. 1
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 6
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1. OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
1.2. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 8
1.3. BACK GROUND ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.1 Types and cause of Floods in Ethiopia ................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.2 Health Impact of Flooding .................................................................................................................................... 11
2. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...................................................................................................................................... 14
2.1 STUDY AREA ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
2.2 DATA COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................... 17
2.2.1 Data Collection ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.3.2 Data analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
3. RESULTS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.1 POLICY DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................................................. 20
3.2 ASSESSING THE RISK ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.3 MITIGATION ................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.3.1 Structural measures .............................................................................................................................................. 21
3.3.2 Non structural measures ....................................................................................................................................... 21
3.4 PREPAREDNESS .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
3.4.1 Weather forecast ................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.4.2 Early warning ........................................................................................................................................................ 23
3.4.3 Health system preparedness .................................................................................................................................. 23
3.5 EMERGENCY RESPONSE .................................................................................................................................................. 23
3.6 RECOVERY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 24
4. DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25
5. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................. 29
5.1 RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 29
5.2 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................................. 30
6. REFERENCE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 31
7. APPENDIX ......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
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