African Continental User Interface Platform

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African Continental User Interface for the Health Sector

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Aim Offering of impact based meteorological services for health sectors.
Institutions WMO, Regional Climate – Health Network, ACMAD, OCEAC, OOAS, CAPC-AC, AghryMet, ICPAC, SADC-CSC
Risks ▪ Floods
▪ Drought
▪ High temperatures spells (heat waves)
▪ Low temperature spells (cold waves)
▪ Dust and haze episodes
▪ Air quality (pollution)
▪ Humidity
Climate services ▪ Clear weather forecast on daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal timescales
▪ Dust and particulate matter concentration in the air
▪ Onset / cessation, vis-à-vis length, of climatic thresholds
▪ Meningitis and malaria watches, warnings and alerts
▪ Projections and historical reviews of climate-health relations
▪ Seasonal forecasts of precipitation, humidity and temperature
▪ Severity of the expected events
▪ Risk assessments for meningitis, malaria, cholera and other climate related diseases
Activities ▪ Analysis of health value chain, share climate information for epidemics surveillance and control as well as advice.
▪ Climate risk assessment for the health sector
▪ Prepare advice for diseases surveillance and control
▪ Training and exchanges between climate services providers and Health experts
▪ Development and update of climate and health information systems with climate, epidemiological data, available infrastructure for prevention and cure.
▪ Update, tailor and share climate I and health data and information among stakeholders
  • Chair: Elected from the ClimHealth Network
  • Secretariat: ACMAD
  • Frequency of meetings: twice a year and ad hoc climate

WMO, Regional Climate – Health Network, ACMAD, OCEAC, OOAS, CAPC-AC, AGRHYMET, ICPAC, SADC-CSC

  • Meningitis outbreak coordination bi-weekly meetings with WHO-AFRO Meningitis Surveillance and Control Programme
  • 2023 Clim-Health Africa meeting:  Libreville, 26 – 28 July 2023

Programmes, Products and Services

Air Quality Monitoring in majors’ cities
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Meningitis and watches, warnings and alerts
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Onset/Cessation
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Seasonal forecasts of precipitation, and temperature
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Heat Wave Vigilance Map for the coming 5 days
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Composition of the Platform

WMO, Regional Climate – Health Network, ACMAD, OCEAC, OOAS, CAPC-AC, AGRHYMET, ICPAC, SADC-CSC