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Disaster Epidemiology Lessons From Bam Earthquake Dec 26, 2003 Iran Part 2 : Health and economical status of Bam before the earthquake. A. Ardalan MD, MPH, PhD student in Epidemiology. 1.
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Disaster Epidemiology Lessons From Bam Earthquake Dec 26, 2003 Iran Part 2: Health and economical status of Bam before the earthquake A. Ardalan MD, MPH, PhD student in Epidemiology 1
Learning objectives: • To view the economical status of Bam before the earthquake • To understand the health status of Bam before the earthquake 2
Geographic location of Bam • The Southeast of Kerman province, on the outskirts of the Dasht-e-Lut Desert in Southeast • Iran. • Distance from other cities: • 220 Kmfrom the city of Kerman • 1,283 Kmfrom Tehran 3
Demography of Bam district before the earthquake • Total population: 240,000 • Urban population: 40.4% • Rural population: 59.6% 4
Economical status of Bam before the earthquake • Direct employment in agricultural sector: 25% • Most date farmers were small holders, and as such vulnerable in socio-economic terms. 5
Economical status of Kerman province • Unemployment rate: 25% • Population lived below the universal poverty line: 10% 6
Citadel of Bam and economy • The city of Bam is famous for its ancient architecture. • Bam’s 2500 year-old ancient citadel drew in about 15,000 foreign tourists last year and as many as three times the number of Iranian tourists. 7
Some Health Indicators ofKerman province compared with National level 8
Some Health Indicators ofKerman province compared with National level (Non- communicable diseases) 9
Some Health Indicators ofKerman province compared with National level (Infectious diseases) 10
Endemic and Epidemic Diseases • The most endemic diseases: • Malaria • Cutaneousleishmaniasis • Recently epidemics: • Typhoid fever • Cholera 11
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