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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Control and Awareness Strategies to Reduce the Spread of Infectious Diseases in Climate-Change-Affected Al-Hodeidah
Abstract :This study examines the impact of climate change on the spread of infectious diseases in Al Hudaydah, Yemen. By analyzing temperature data and disease prevalence over two decades, the study highlights a correlation between rising annual temperature estimated to increase by 0.2 to 0.3°C between 1990 and 2020—and changing rainfall patterns, as observed in 2024. These climatic changes have contributed to record-high outbreaks of infectious diseases such as cholera, malaria, and dengue fever over the past ten years. Reports from the Ministry of Health and Environment, the World Health Organization, and local newspapers indicate a significant increase in cases and fatalities.
Methodology:This study employs a descriptive-analytical approach and advanced statistical analysis to identify the correlation between climate change and the spread of infectious diseases. Data on infection and mortality rates were obtained from health reports, while climate data, including temperature increases and rainfall patterns, were analyzed. The study examined the average annual temperature for each decade from 1990 to 2024 and assessed the relationship between climatic changes and the prevalence of infectious diseases, including cholera, malaria, and dengue fever. A correlation factor was calculated to determine the link between climate variables and disease spread.
Results and Discussion:
The study found a significant increase in malaria, dengue fever, and cholera cases due to climate change, poor healthcare infrastructure, water contamination, environmental shifts, armed conflict in Al Hudaydah, and weak surveillance strategies. Inefficiencies in awareness campaigns have also contributed to the continued spread of infectious diseases.
Conclusion:
The study underscores the urgent need to improve disease control strategies, particularly in surveillance and monitoring, in Al Hudaydah. Reducing the spread of infectious diseases requires strengthening healthcare infrastructure, intensifying awareness campaigns, and addressing climate change-related challenges.

Introduction

Al-Hodeidah is one of Yemen's coastal governorates, characterized by a hot and humid climate throughout the year, making it highly vulnerable to climate change and the spread of diseases associated with heavy rainfall and high temperatures. The annual temperature increase is estimated to be between 0.2 and 0.3 degrees Celsius, while changing rainfall patterns, as seen in 2024, have heightened the risks of epidemic outbreaks such as malaria, dengue fever, and hepatitis A. Reports from the Media Office of the Ministry of Health and Environment in Al-Hodeidah, as well as local news reports, indicate that the number of infections and deaths from these diseases has reached record levels over the past decade.
One of the most critical global health issues

1. EvaluatingtheEffectivenessofControlandAwarenessStrategiesto
ReducetheSpreadofInfectiousDiseasesinClimate-Change-
AffectedAl-Hodeidah
HusseinDedy1*
OfficeofPublicHealthandPopulationHodeidah,Yemen
*[email protected]
Received:29.02.2025•Accepted:02.03.2024•Published:20.03.2024•
FinalVersion
Abstract:Thisstudyexaminestheimpactofclimatechangeonthespreadofinfectious
diseasesinAlHudaydah,Yemen.Byanalyzingtemperaturedataanddiseaseprevalence
overtwodecades,thestudyhighlightsacorrelationbetweenrisingannualtemperature
estimatedtoincreaseby0.2to0.3°Cbetween1990and2020—andchangingrainfall
patterns,asobservedin2024.Theseclimaticchangeshavecontributedtorecord-high
outbreaksofinfectiousdiseasessuchascholera,malaria,anddenguefeveroverthe
pasttenyears.ReportsfromtheMinistryofHealthandEnvironment,theWorldHealth
Organization,andlocalnewspapersindicateasignificantincreaseincasesandfatalities.
Methodology:Thisstudyemploysadescriptive-analyticalapproachandadvanced
statisticalanalysistoidentifythecorrelationbetweenclimatechangeandthespreadof
infectiousdiseases.Dataoninfectionandmortalityrateswereobtainedfromhealth
reports,whileclimatedata,includingtemperatureincreasesandrainfallpatterns,were
analyzed.Thestudyexaminedtheaverageannualtemperatureforeachdecadefrom
1990to2024andassessedtherelationshipbetweenclimaticchangesandthe
prevalenceofinfectiousdiseases,includingcholera,malaria,anddenguefever.A
correlationfactorwascalculatedtodeterminethelinkbetweenclimatevariablesand
diseasespread.
ResultsandDiscussion:Thestudyfoundasignificantincreaseinmalaria,denguefever,
andcholeracasesduetoclimatechange,poorhealthcareinfrastructure,water
contamination,environmentalshifts,armedconflictinAlHudaydah,andweak
surveillancestrategies.Inefficienciesinawarenesscampaignshavealsocontributedto
thecontinuedspreadofinfectiousdiseases.
Conclusion:Thestudyunderscorestheurgentneedtoimprovediseasecontrol
strategies,particularlyinsurveillanceandmonitoring,inAlHudaydah.Reducingthe
spreadofinfectiousdiseasesrequiresstrengtheninghealthcareinfrastructure,
intensifyingawarenesscampaigns,andaddressingclimatechange-relatedchallenges.
Introduction

2. Al-HodeidahisoneofYemen'scoastalgovernorates,characterizedbyahotandhumid
climatethroughouttheyear,makingithighlyvulnerabletoclimatechangeandthe
spreadofdiseasesassociatedwithheavyrainfallandhightemperatures.Theannual
temperatureincreaseisestimatedtobebetween0.2and0.3degreesCelsius,while
changingrainfallpatterns,asseenin2024,haveheightenedtherisksofepidemic
outbreakssuchasmalaria,denguefever,andhepatitisA.ReportsfromtheMediaOffice
oftheMinistryofHealthandEnvironmentinAl-Hodeidah,aswellaslocalnewsreports,
indicatethatthenumberofinfectionsanddeathsfromthesediseaseshasreached
recordlevelsoverthepastdecade.
Oneofthemostcriticalglobalhealthissuesisclimatechange,whichhassignificant
healthimpacts,especiallyincoastalareaslikeAl-Hodeidah.Thisunderscoresthe
importanceofstudyingtherelationshipbetweenclimateandhealthtoimplement
effectivepublichealthmeasures.
Thisstudyaimstoassesstheeffectivenessofepidemiccontrolmeasuresforinfectious
diseases,suchasvaccinationandimprovedsanitationsystems,andtoexaminetherole
ofthenationalawarenesscampaignstrategyinreducingthespreadandimpactofthese
diseases.Thestudyconsidersthechallengesposedbyclimatechange,armedconflict,
deterioratinghealthinfrastructure,waterpollution,andenvironmentalchangesinAl-
Hodeidah.Itemploysadvancedstatisticalanalysistoevaluatethecorrelationand
impactratesofclimatechangeonthespreadofmalaria,denguefever,andhepatitisA.
Theresearchproblemfocusesonevaluatingtheefficiencyofthenationalstrategyfor
combatinginfectiousdiseasesandawarenesscampaignsinreducingtheincreasing
casesofmalariaanddenguefever.
Thesignificanceofthisstudyliesinprovidingvaluableinsightsintothecorrelation
betweenclimatechangeandtheoutbreakofinfectiousdiseasesinAl-Hodeidah.
Additionally,itoffersrecommendationsfordecision-makersandinternational
organizationsworkinginYemen’shealthsectortoenhanceinterventionstrategiesin
mitigatingtherisksofinfectiousdiseaseoutbreaksinthegovernorate.years.
Studiesindicatethatglobalwarmingcontributestotheincreasedspreadofinfectious
diseasessuchasmalariaanddenguefever,asthegeographicareaswheredisease-
carryinginsectslikemosquitoescanthriveexpand{1}
Theprevalenceofwaterborneandairbornediseaseshasriseninrecent
decades,coincidingwithclimatechanges,particularlyinareasexperiencingrising
temperaturesandincreasedheavyrainfallandflooding{2}
Coastalareas,suchasAl-HudaydahGovernorate,faceincreasingrisksofclimaterelated
infectiousdiseaseslikecholeraandmalariaduetotheriseinfloodsandhigher
temperatures,whichexacerbatethespreadofbacteriaandparasites{3}
Droughtandrisingtemperaturesareassociatedwithdecreasedwaterqualityand
increasedexposureofpopulationstoinfectiousdiseases,especiallyinresourcelimited

3. areaslikesomeregionsinYemen{4}
Methodology
Thisstudyadoptsadescriptiveanalyticalapproach,utilizingdatafromhealthreports,
surveys,andinterviewswithhealthcareworkersandresidents.
Materials:-
ThematerialsusedinourstudyincludedtemperaturedatafortheRepublicofYemen
andspecificallyforAl-HudaydahGovernorateoverfourdecades,from1990to2024
obtainedfrommeteorologicaldatafromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)and
climatechangeindicators,includingtemperature,rainfall,floods,anddroughtsin
AlHudaydah.Thestudyalsoincludeddataoninfectiousdiseasesassociatedwith
climatechangeandrisingtemperatures
Methods:-
OurmethodologyinvolvedanalyzingclimatedataobtainedfromtheWorldHealth
Organizationandlocalmeteorologicalstations,coveringtemperature,rainfall,and
extremeeventsinAl-Hodeidah.Wecalculatedannualtemperatureaveragesexamining
trendsacrossfourdecades(1990-2024).Diseaseprevalencedataincludingcholeraand
malariastatistics,weresourcedfrominternationalhealthorganizationsandtheYemeni
MinistryofPublicHealth.Comparativeanalysislinkedclimaticshiftswithchangesin
diseaseincidenceovertime.Wecalculatedtheannualmeantemperatureforeachyear,
thenaveragedthetotalyearsforeachdecade(tenyears).Wecomparedthefour
decadesfrom1990to2024,notingariseofonedegreeCelsiusforeachdecade
comparedtothepreviousone.Thecumulativetemperatureincreaseacrossalldecades
amountedtoa3°Crisein2024comparedtopreviousdecades.Wealsocompiled
statisticsoninfectiousdiseasessuchascholera,malaria,denguefever,andhepatitisA
asindicatorsoftheincreasedspreadofinfectiousdiseasesinAl-Hodeidah.These
statisticswereobtainedfrominternationalorganizationsworkinginYemen,particularly
inAl-Hodeidah,andfromtheMinistryofPublicHealthinYemen.Wethencomparedthe
infectiousdiseasestatisticsforeachdecadefrom1990to2024,inrelationtoclimate
changeandthesurroundingconditionsofthepopulation.Temperatureandinfectious
diseasedataforAl-HodeidahwereobtainedfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)
andtheYemeniMinistryofPublicHealth.Weanalyzedannualtemperatureaverages
acrosseachdecadefrom1990to2024andassessedthecorrelationbetweenclimate
changesandtheprevalenceofinfectiousdiseases,includingcholeraandmalaria
ResultsandAnalysis:-

4. DataAnalysis:-
ImpactofClimateChangeonInfectiousDiseases
Climatechangehasbeenlinkedtotheincreasingspreadofmosquito-bornediseases.
Risingtemperatures,increasedrainfall,andfloodingcreatefavorableconditionsfor
mosquitobreeding,leadingtohighertransmissionratesofmalariaanddenguefever
(WorldHealthOrganization,2024).{12}
1-TemperatureIncreases
Al-Hodeidahhasexperiencedasteadyriseintemperatureoverthepastfourdecades,
withanincreaseof0.2-0.3°Ceachdecade.Thisrisehascreatedfavorableconditions
formosquitoes,leadingtoanincreaseindiseasessuchasmalariaanddenguefever
Temperature
of1979- 2023in
Hodeidahfinger{1}
2-IncreasedFlooding
Climate-inducedchangesinincreasedrainfall,andflooding,allofwhichcreateideal
conditionsformosquitobreeding(WHOEMRO,2024).{13}
IncreasedFloodinginHodeidahof1979-2023finger{2}

5. HealthSituationAnalysisBasedonEpidemiologicalData
1-MalariaSpreadAnalysis
-2015:513,000recordedcases.
-2019:1,100,000cases,thehighestpeak.
-2019(Al-Hudaydah):505,200casestested,withonedeath.
-2020:621,365casestested,with5deaths.
-2021:571,448casestested,with15deaths.
-2022:470,846casestested,with8deaths.
2-DengueFeverSpreadAnalysis
-2019:25,376caseswith111deaths.
-2020:Casesincreasedto32,007,with67deaths.
-2021:8,001casesrecorded,with13deaths.
-2022:Casesroseto20,316,with29deaths.
-2024:AsofSeptember15,182casesrecorded,withonedeath.
MalariacaseandDanguefevercasefinger{3}
3-HepatitisAVirus
ThereisnospecificdataavailableonthespreadofHepatitisAinAl-Hodeidahforthe
mentionedperiod.
4-CholeraSpreadAnalysis
-2017:77,286cases,makingitoneofthemostaffectedyears.
-2024:Approximately24,000to40,000casesrecorded.

6. CholeraCaseFinger{4}
HealthSituationAssessment
1-Strengths
1-Improvedresponseinsomeepidemicoutbreaks,reducingmortalityrates.
2-SupportfrominternationalorganizationssuchasWHOandUNICEFforfree
vaccinationandtreatmentcampaigns.
3-OngoinggovernmentalandNGOeffortstoprovidemedicationsandconductmosquito
controlcampaigns.
2-Weaknesses
1-Weakhealthcareinfrastructure,withsevereshortagesinmedicalsupplies.
2-Lackofcleandrinkingwaterandsanitationservices,increasingwaterbornediseases
likecholera.
3-Delayedresponseduetoongoingconflict,leadingtolatetreatmentandprevention.
4-Lackofpublichealthawareness,especiallyinruralareas.
3-OpportunitiesforHealthImprovement
1-Strengtheningpartnershipswithinternationalorganizationsformorefundingand
technicalsupport.
2-Investinginpublichealtheducationtoreducediseasetransmission.
3-Expandingepidemiologicalsurveillanceprogramsandearlydiagnosis.
4-ChallengesFacingHealthInterventions
1.Ongoingconflict,restrictingaccesstohealthcareservices.
2.Limitedfunding,makingthehealthcaresystemheavilyreliantonhumanitarianaid.
3.Lackofsustainabilityininterventions,aseffortsareoftenfocusedonemergency
responses.
Results:-
CorrelationAnalysis:-MalariaAweaknegativecorrelationwithtemperature(-0.24)and
astrongpositivecorrelationwithprecipitation(0.88).DengueFeverAveryweak
correlationwithtemperature(0.08)butastrongcorrelationwithprecipitation(0.85).
CholeraAweakpositivecorrelationwithtemperature(0.29)andamoderatepositive
correlationwithprecipitation(0.76).{16}

7. ANOVATestResults(AnalysisofVariance):-p-values:Lessthan0.05indicatea
statisticallysignificantrelationshipbetweenvariables.{16}
1.MalariaTemperature:p=0.0006(Statisticallysignificantrelationship),Rainfall:p=
0.0020(Statisticallysignificantrelationship).
2.DengueFeverTemperature:p=0.000016(Verystrongstatisticalrelationship),
Rainfall:p=0.0022(Statisticallysignificantrelationship).
3.CholeraTemperature:p=0.00006(Strongstatisticalrelationship),Rainfall:p=
0.0112(Lessstrongstatisticalrelationship).
Interpretation:Thereisastrongstatisticalcorrelationbetweentemperatureandthe
spreadofallthreediseases(malaria,denguefever,andcholera).Rainfallisstrongly
associatedwiththespreadofmalariaanddenguefeverbuthasaweakerassociation
withcholera.{16}
ANOVATestResults(AnalysisofVariance)finger{6}
Displaysrelationshipsbetweentemperature,precipitation,anddiseaseprevalence.
Malariaanddenguefeverarestronglycorrelatedwithprecipitation,whilecholerahasa
moderatecorrelationwithbothclimatefactors.

8. LinearRegressionAnalysis:-Regressionmodelsformalaria,denguefever,andcholera
withprecipitationandtemperatureaspredictors.Regressionplotsforeachdisease.{16}
LinearRegressionAnalysisfinger{7}
Regressionmodelsillustratehowwellclimatevariablespredictdiseaseincidence.
Precipitationhasastrongerpredictivepowerformalariaanddenguefever.
CorrelationHeatmap:-Avisualrepresentationofcorrelationcoefficientsfor
temperatureandprecipitationwithdiseaseincidence..{16}
ANOVAResults:-Statisticallysignificantrelationships(p-values<0.05)foralldiseases.
Thep-valuesareextremelylow,confirmingastronginfluenceofclimatefactors.{16}
ANOVAResultsfinger{8}
Statisticallysignificantrelationships(p-values<0.05)foralldiseases.Theextremelylow
p-valuesconfirmastronginfluenceofclimatefactors.

9. Discussion:-
Scientificevidencestronglylinksclimatechangetotheincreasedincidenceofvector-
andwaterbornediseases.Highertemperaturesandhumiditylevelspromotemosquito
reproduction,whileincreasedfloodingfacilitatesbacterialcontaminationofwater
sources.Al-Hodeidah’sclimate,exacerbatedbyglobalwarming,underscorestheneed
fortargetedhealthinterventions.Climatechange,particularlytheincreaseinheavy
rainfallandflooding,hasbeenlinkedtothespreadofcholeraoutbreaksinmanyregions
worldwide,leadingtowatercontaminationandincreasedbacterialtransmission{5}
Globalwarmingandclimatechangesextendthebiologicalactivityperiodsofdisease-
carryinginsects,suchasmosquitoes,whichcontributetothespreadofdiseaseslike
malariaanddenguefeverintoregionswheretheywerepreviouslyabsent{6}.Tropical
regionsaremorevulnerabletotheeffectsofclimatechange,asrisingtemperaturesand
irregularrainfallpatternscontributetotheemergenceandspreadofwaterborneand
airborneinfectiousdiseases{7}.Floodscausedbyclimatechangearemajor
contributorstotheoutbreakofinfectiousdiseasessuchasacutediarrheaandcholera,
especiallyinareaswithweakhealthinfrastructure{8}.Climatechanges,especially
risingtemperatures,increasetheactivityandreproductionofmosquitoesthatcarry
diseasessuchasmalariaandtheZikavirus,leadingtogreaterspreadofthesediseases
inhotandsemi-hotregions{9}.Climatefactorscontributingtoincreaseddisease
spreadincluderisingtemperatures,increasedrainfall,andflooding,allofwhichcreate
idealconditionsformosquitobreeding(WHOEMRO,2024).{13}

10. Recommendations
1.Enhanceearlywarninganddiseasesurveillancesystemstoenablerapiddetection
andresponse.
2.Ensureuniversalaccesstocleanwaterandpropersanitationtoreducehealthrisks.
3.Strengthenvaccinationprogramsandvectorcontroleffortstopreventdisease
outbreaks.
4.Investinpublichealtheducationandawarenesscampaignstopromotepreventive
measures.
5.Expandlaboratorycapacityandmedicalfieldteamstoimproveearlydiagnosisand
response.
6.Upgradehealthcarefacilitiesandensureasteadysupplyofmedicalresourcesto
enhanceservicedelivery.
7.Implementlong-termpreventivestrategiesfocusingonmosquitocontrolandpublic
engagement.
8.Improvewastemanagementandhygieneinfrastructuretomitigateenvironmental
healthhazards.
9.Securesustainablehealthcarefundingthroughglobalpartnershipsandcollaborative
initiatives.
Conclusion:-
Thisstudyemphasizestheimportanceofclimateadaptationstrategiestomitigate
infectiousdiseaserisksinAl-Hodeidah.Recommendedmeasuresincludestrengthening
localhealthcareinfrastructure,implementingwaterpurificationsystems,andraising
communityawarenessaboutdiseaseprevention.Addressingclimate-relatedhealth
challengesisessentialtosafeguardpublichealthinAl-Hodeidah
ThestudyhighlightstheurgentneedforimproveddiseasecontrolstrategiesinAl-
Hodeidah.Strengtheninghealthinfrastructure,enhancingawarenesscampaigns,and
addressingclimate-relatedchallengesareessentialtomitigatingthespreadof
infectiousdiseasesintheregion.ThehealthsituationanalysisinAl-Hudaydah
Governorateindicatesthatepidemicdiseasesremainamajorchallengedespitesome
improvementsinmortalityrates.However,significantchallengespersist,requiring
effectiveandsustainableinterventions.Bystrengtheninghealthinfrastructure,improving
epidemiologicalsurveillance,andincreasingpublichealthawareness,theburdenof
epidemicdiseasescanbesignificantlyreduced,ensuringbetterhealthoutcomesforthe
localpopulation.

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