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Table (2): summary of vulnerabilities and capacities

Vulnerabilities and coping capacities
Please describe the specific vulnerabilities and coping capacities by hazard before assigning levels.
# Hazard Health Vulnerabilities Coping capacities
Consequences
1 AWD Mortality and WASH conditions, weak infrastructure, political High Guidelines and protocols, plans, community and local Partial
morbidity commitment, malnutrition, nomads, presence of government engagement, human resources, policies,
outbreak in neighbouring countries, fragile health trained personnel, stockpiling, long experience to deal
systems, displacement, behaviour, access to health with AWD, surveillance system, partners, coordination
services, remote population, security issues and
conflict
2 Haemorrhagic Mortality and vector density (presence), behaviour, health services, High Surveillance, guidelines, protocols, plans, health Partial
fever morbidity weak vet services, nomads movement, outbreaks in personnel, immunization (especially
neighbouring countries (porous borders), weak IPC,
conflict zone, endemicity, weak diagnostic capacities,
community awareness, political commitment and will

3 Neonatal Mortality and weak IPC, poor ANC, attendance at birth, Partial immunization, guidelines, protocols High
Tetanus morbidity accessibility of health services
4 Measles Mortality and Immunization status, poverty, malnutrition, High Guidelines, protocols, surveillance systems, diagnostic High
morbidity accessibility health services, awareness, porous capacities, partners, political will,
borders, IDP, Refugees
5 Meningitis Mortality and Geographical positioning of Sudan (Meningitis belt) Low immunization, guidelines, protocols, surveillance, High
morbidity, diagnostic capacity
disability
6 Guinea Worm Morbidity Behaviour, awareness, border with South Sudan, Very Surveillance, guidelines, eradication program, High
population, WASH low

7 SARS Morbidity and international travel affect countries, diagnostic Low Surveillance, temporary isolation centre, Low
Mortality capacity
8 Influenza Morbidity and personal hygiene, traveller to endemic areas (Haj), Partial surveillance, diagnostic capacity, guidelines, protocols, High
Mortality overcrowding, housing condition trained personnel, seasonal vaccination

9 Hepatitis A&E Morbidity and WASH , behaviour food safety High surveillance, draft guidelines, diagnostic capacity, Partial
Mortality awareness, food safety measures
10 Malaria Morbidity and presence of vector (endemicity), resistance strains, High control program, protocols, diagnostic capacity, High
Mortality accessibility health services, environmental community experience, treatment availability, political
conditions, behaviours will, fund, partners, coordination
11 Food Morbidity and Food safety, poverty, poor regulation implementation, Partial Surveillance, treatment guidelines, some safety Partial
poisoning Mortality behaviour, WASH measures,
12 Enteric Fever Morbidity and Behaviour, food safety, WASH, poor regulation Partial Surveillance, treatment guidelines, some safety Partial
Mortality measures,
13 Rabies Morbidity and Animal contact, access to health services, availability Partial surveillance, protocols, collaboration with animal sector Partial
Mortality of vaccines, health awareness, behaviour

14 Brucella Morbidity unsafe animal contact, behaviour, hygiene , Partial surveillance, coordination with vet sector, diagnostic Partial
awareness, endemicity in animal sector, misdiagnosis capacity, awareness campaign, vet vaccines
15 Scabies Morbidity overcrowding, hygiene condition, WASH High surveillance, diagnostic capacity, treatment capacity, High
partners and coordination, awareness campaigns
16 Polio Morbidity, Neighbouring countries, Low Vaccination, vertical program, international fund, Very
mortality, surveillance, political will, guidelines, protocols, high
disability diagnostic capacity, partners and coordination
17 Plague Mortality and Neighbouring countries, awareness, low immunity, High surveillance at point of entry, some preventive measures Low
Morbidity surveillance, diagnostic capacity, no treatment facility, at POE
no training
18 Armed Conflict Morbidity, Ethnic background, nomads, farmers, political views, High partners, coordination, community experience, political Partial
mortality, health service accessibility, political instability in initiatives, coordination with security sectors,
injuries, neighbouring countries, poor WASH, living standard international support, plans
disabilities, and conditions
SGBV, mental
health