Environmental and Social Impact Assessment - Gibe III

Gibe III – Environmental and Social Impact Assessment 300 ENV R CS 002 C - A9003099
Trypanosomiasis: it is one of the major diseases in the project area highly affecting both animal and human.
According to study report of the National Tsetse Fly Investigation and control centre the entire project area is
reported to have trypanosomiasis. The disease-causing parasite is Trypanosoma rhodesiense in man and
Trypanosoma bruci in livestock.
Prevalence of HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS has become a national health problem in Ethiopia and the disease is availing itself everywhere in
the country; tuberculosis is known to be one of the opportunistic infections of HIV carriers and or AIDS
patients. Though it is not among the top ten diseases, HIV cases are also found in the Weredas. Infections
occur among adults between 15 and 49 years of age. This age range encompasses the most economically
productive segment of the population; the HIV/AIDS epidemic negatively impacts on labour productivity.
Work-time is lost through frequent absenteeism, and decreased capacity to do normal work as the disease
advances. There are also social consequences of the epidemic as care-givers and income generating members
of the family die leaving behind orphans and other dependants.
5.3.9.3 Health Infrastructure
The Health Bureau is responsible for providing health care in the Region and operates a comprehensive
health care network within the limits of the available resources. In addition to the Health Bureau, Non-
Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Other Governmental Agencies (OGAs) are involved in the Region.
The general policy of the Ministry of Health proposes Central referral hospital, Regional hospitals, Rural
hospitals and Health care centres to be installed in each Zone in order to allow minimum health services to
be provided to the population.
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