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1 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC Health in a Changing Climate Abhishek Rimal Community Safety and Resilience Unit (Health & DM) IFRC, SEA Regional Delegation

2 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC A GENDA How Climate Change Affecting Health Rising trends including some potential diseases/outbreaks Climate Change Adaptation

3 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC C LIMATE C HANGE : I MPACT CLIMATE CHANGE Increase in frequency and/ or Severity of extreme weather events Extreme weather events shifting to new locations Vector Borne Diseases Water Borne Diseases Heat and Cold Waves Malnutrition Injuries

4 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC 4 W ATER Too much Both extremes can have health effects Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Too little

5 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC F LOODING Flooding Water Borne diseases Vector-borne diseases Rodent borne diseases Food borne diseases Mental Health Too much water...

6 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC 6 Too little water... Skin - scabies Eye - trachoma Malnutrition Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health D ROUGHT

7 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC W ATER : T OO MUCH AND T OO L ESS

8 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC 8 Vector - borne diseases Malaria Dengue Fever Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health

9 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC F OR DENGUE - HIGHER TEMPERATURE MEANS : Mosquitoes Develop faster Fly further Survive longer BITE more The dengue VIRUS (inside the mosquito) Replicates faster

10 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC 10 Climate Training Kit. Module 2 – What Can we Do. 2D. Climate Change and Health Household water security Climate Urban dengue transmission water temperature ambient temperature mosquito growth, development, metabolism Dengue Fever (Thailand, 2012) 17,000 cases 18 deaths Immense burden on public health systems Continues to get worse with no end in site

11 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC C LIMATE C HANGE A DAPTATION  Taking Necessary Action to deal with current and future effects of climate change.  Being prepared for more, stronger or unaccustomed hazards  Climate Smart : having the capacity to carry out existing function in context of greater risk of disaster

12 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC EARLY WARNING EARLY ACTION F OR HEALTH EFFECTS ? EARLY DETECTION EARLY ACTION Flooding Drought Heat waves Air quality Vector Borne Diseases ( malaria; dengue, etc) Water Borne Diseases (Diarrhoea)

13 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC B ASELINE RESILIENCE ALSO IMPORTANT  Water and Sanitation Access to water, sanitation Knowledge about hygiene  Vector borne disease Vector control Knowledge, behaviour

14 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC E ARLY A CTION PROCESS a READY SET GO  Train Nursing staff  Sensitize the community  Train Community Volunteers  Preposition of medical stocks (medicine, hygiene kit, etc.)  Develop human resource to provide basic and psychosocial first aid  Mobilize Assessment Team  Alert Community Volunteers  Initiate Local preparedness activities  Warn the Community  Prepare for establishing mobile clinic  Deploy the Nursing Team  Activate the Community volunteer  Help in community evacuation (if needed)

15 www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Disaster nursing education in Thailand presentation by IFRC THANK YOU

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