Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)- Kenya, Kibera Facility Open Access
Tate, Ashley Hope (2012)
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has offices
around the world,
working with local partners and ministries of health to strengthen
health capacity globally. These
CDC facilities are susceptible to the same hazards as the countries
in which they are built.
An emergency is an unforeseen event that threatens human life,
livelihood, property and/or
the environment, for which an urgent response is required.
Preparing for emergencies helps to
reduce the catastrophic effects of such events. A major element of
emergency preparedness is
maintaining an up-to-date emergency action plan (EAP). The focus of
this Special Studies Project
(SSP) was to develop an EAP for the CDC satellite facility located
in Kibera, the largest urban
informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
As the CDC facility is prone to the same hazards as the remaining
settlement, the researcher
conducting the SSP reviewed the hazards and preparedness
capabilities of the site. The EAP is
grouped by the different programs housed in the CDC facility in
Kibera, then further divided into
preparedness and response phases. In-depth interviews were employed
to develop a comprehensive
list of activities and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to
guide the preparedness efforts and the
response activities. SOPs are instructions detailing all the
necessary steps to conduct the
preparedness and response activies. SOPs are uniform so that they
can be replicated by any person
acting in the position under whom the responsibility falls.
Information within the SOPs includes
actions, contact information, forms and documents, instructions for
equipment use, and any other
necessary details to carry out the described action.
Recommendations were made to the Emergency Coordinator (EC) at
CDC-Kenya to
strengthen the preparedness and response efforts of the facility in
Kibera. Recommendations
included instructions to replace and repair fire extinguishers and
developing maps and floor plans for
easy evacuation.
This document explains, summarizes and provides examples of the
contents of the EAP for
the CDC-Kibera facility. The complete plan could not be provided
because it contains sensitive
information that cannot be published.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 2: Background
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2
Chapter 3: Project Content
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A. Methods
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B. Results
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18
Chapter 4: Discussion and
Recommendations
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A. Discussion
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B. Recommendations
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References
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