INDORE, INDIA:
STRENGTHENING
VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE
SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE
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ACCCRN
Health Projects Across Asia
Issue: Due to the high-risk living conditions in the slums of Indore built along drainage channels, climate change related effects such as the increased frequency of storms are exacerbating the incidence of vector borne/waterborne diseases.
City Project: This ACCCRN project seeks to establish an integrated disease surveillance and response system to better monitor outbreaks and ensure timely action for preventive interventions. Knowledge built by this project will benefit the broader Indore Municipal Corporation in its sanitation and contingency planning and is critical to resilience and capacity-building.
Issue: With cases increasing in both severity and number, Can Tho is undertaking measures to enhance knowledge about the linkages between climate change and dengue fever.
City Project: Through an evidence-based approach, this ACCCRN project is providing baseline data that will support intervention activities and improved response to outbreaks by enabling vulnerable communities to access public health services. Moving from research, to implementation and evaluation, the project offers a comprehensive approach to improving local health outcomes.
LARVA COLLECTION FOR DENGUE FEVER RESEARCH IN CAN THO, VIETNAM
CAN THO, VIETNAM:
DEVELOPING
SALINITY MONITORING MECHANISMS
Issue: Even areas traditionally not affected by climate change are identifying the need to develop new strategies to improve local resilience. With about two thirds of the local population relying on river and surface water, increasing saline intrusion in Can Tho threatens livelihoods and health of residents as well as public infrastructure.
City Project: By monitoring saline levels, this project will allow local officials to assess the impact of salinity in high risk wards, improve public
awareness, and allow for the piloting of new saline resiliency models.
CAN THO, VIETNAM:
STRENGTHENING
DENGUE FEVER SYSTEMS
ACCCRN Partners continue to pilot innovative approaches across Asia aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable populations by addressing linkages between climate change and human health.
Building Resilient and Healthy Communities
