As climate warming may worsen development in Africa and may
affect
human health by bringing about changes in the ecology of infectious
diseases, there is an urgent need to enhance the ability to adapt to
future climate change.
Malaria is a major public health problem
in Ethiopia. Unfortunately, there are no practical tools to predict
malaria epidemics based on climate forecasts. Such tools would be
useful in making efficient use of the limited resources for malaria
control.
In this project, personnel from Addis Ababa University,
National Meteorology Agency, Arba Minch University and the University
of Bergen have worked out a programme to incorporate climate
variability and forecast information for malaria epidemics. The
collaboration aims to strengthen PhD and masters programmes in and will
strengthen international collaboration on climate and health research.
Over
a five-year period (2007 - 2011), this project will combine new
population-based malaria transmission information with climate and land
use variability data to develop an early warning system to predict
malaria epidemics in Ethiopia.
PROJECT COORDINATORS
UiS: Ass
professor Wakgari Deressa, Addis Ababa University
UiN: Professor
Bernt Lindtjørn, University of Bergen
COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS
Addis Ababa University (Department of Community Health and
Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology)
Arba
Minch University
National
Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia (NMAE)
University
of Bergen (Centre for International Health
and Bjerknes
Centre for Climate Research)
NEWS
January 12-26 2008
Workshop Addis Ababa
December 21 2007
Meeting Indepth Network
September 20-21 2007
Workshop Climate and Health
STAFF
Wakgari Deressa
Teshome Gebre-Michael
Bernt Lindtjørn
Asgeir Sorteberg
PhD Candidates
Abebe Animut
Adugna Ayantu
Diriba Korecha
Torleif Markussen Lunde
Dereje Tesfahun Mengistu
Ellen Marie Viste
FUNDING
EMaPS is supported by The Norwegian Programme
for Development, Research and Education (NUFU)
NUFU supports institutional cooperation and projects between Norwegian
universities and their partner institutions in the South.
LINKS
London School of Trop. Medicine - Malaria Centre