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  • Hazards

    PHIM – Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Dashboard
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    Public Health Institute

    PHIM Multi-Hazard Risk Registry

    National Risk Assessment Frame

    Multi-Hazard Risk Registry Dashboard

    This analytical gateway maps structural, environmental, and biological hazards impacting our target zones. Synchronized directly with the institutional data reference file Hazards.docx.

    Assessment Model

    Total Evaluated

    29

    Hazards registered

    Very High Risk

    2

    Immediate mitigation

    High Risk

    11

    Critical focus points

    Moderate Risk

    12

    Routine surveillance

    Low Risk

    4

    Under monitoring

    National Hazards Matrix

    Real-time surveillance & analytical filter interface

    Severity Filters:
    S/N
    Specific Hazard ⇅
    		Risk Level

    Hazard Registry Investigator

    Click on any hazard row in the table to display strategic mitigation measures, target protocols, and regulatory framework variables pulled from Hazards.docx.

    Framework Methodology

    How PHIM calculates and determines threat classifications

    Risk Matrix Calculations

    The Multi-hazard risk assessment tracks hazards using an integrated threat vector formula mapping global risk patterns to domestic geographical systems.

    Our systematic scoring correlates immediate geographical vulnerabilities against current structural containment levels.

    Surveillance Standards

    Each category in our ledger operates under strict protocols established in the master reference document Hazards.docx.

    These priorities dictate response times, resource mobilization scales, and inter-agency alert structures during crisis events.

    Urgent Threat Alert

    Very High and High risk factors call for immediate regional focus and active health system alerts. Any active change in environmental surveillance scores triggers auto-notification systems nationwide.

    Primary Reference: Institutional Record: Hazards.docx
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  • Cholera cases continue to rise

    Cholera cases continue to rise.  Two hundred and sixty five (265) cumulative cases have been reported as of 15 January 2018 across the country with the highest number coming from Karonga at 196 cases.

    Other districts affected include Kasungu-1, Dowa-4, Nkhatabay-18, Lilongwe- 37, and Salima-9. However, new cases for the past five days have only been recorded in Karonga and Lilongwe.

    Since the start of the outbreak in November last year, four deaths, all from Karonga have been recorded with one community death and the other three facility deaths. It is important to note that all these deaths occurred in the initial stages of the outbreak.

    A total of 15 cholera patients are still admitted in the affected districts.

    Currently, intervention to curb the outbreak include intensive sensitization, intensive surveillance, contact follow ups, treatment of water and door to door campaigns aiming to reach out to every household.

  • 9 pathogens showing resistance to commonly used antibiotics

    9 pathogens showing resistance to commonly used antibiotics

    As part of its core duties, the National Micro-Reference Laboratory does a routine check on antibacterial resitance of various pathogens. In the first half of this year, the lab has reported that 9 pathogens are showing very high resistance to commonly used antibiotics.

    The pathogens include Methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA), Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Streptocaus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter salmonella, Typhi and Shigella.