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Table 8.5. Ratio of disease per 100,000 population of Phuket municipality Source: Municipality
No. of
Cases ratio
per 100,000
No. of
Cases ratio
per 100,000
Diarrhea 5,324
2,890.98 9,900
5,262.74 DHF
86 46.70
243 129.18
Influenza 113
61.36 169
89.94 Malaria
44 23.87
54 28.71
Disease 2007
2008
Figure 8.16. Hospitals and health public awareness program Source: Field survey
8.3 Education sector
Being the provincial and district capital of the respective area the cities selected for the study has created many establishments for education from primary level to higher education. The
education infrastructure available within the cities usually is of high quality and damages due to natural events are not very common. Minor impacts usually are recorded during flood
events and cyclone or high wind situations but such damages are quickly getting attended. Hence the physical vulnerability of such establishments to natural or extreme weather events
is not very high. The students face difficulties to attend to classes during flood season due to inundation of approach roads, inaccessibility of roads, and transportation difficulties. Few
schools located in areas prone to floods even had few occasions of inundation due to their location in low-laying areas.
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Figure 8.17. School building in Muang district Source: Field survey
Figure 8.18. Flooded school in Hat Yai Source: Municipality
On the other hand the Education infrastructure can be considered as a capacity in terms their capacity to use as evacuation centers. There are few school programs organized by the Dept.
of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation DDPM in all the cities to provide much needed awareness on natural disaster prevention and preparedness aspects. They conduct periodic
drills and simulations, fire fighting programs, in addition to class room lectures to create awareness. The programs are very well organized with the assistance of city authorities and
authorities of education department and subject matter included in the programs provide knowledge as well as hands-on experience.
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Figure 8.19. Disaster capacity building program in school Source: DDPM Udon Thani municipality
The Institutions of Higher Education can be used as centers for technical assistance to cities and again it should be considered as a capacity. Such assistance is being provided to City of
Hat Yai by the Princess Songkhla University in Hat Yai. Such assistance can be through technical assessment after disaster events, conduct of risk assessment, design of engineering
measures, research on causative factors, local adaptation measures etc. Cities also can get assistance in developing contingency plans, preparedness plans, hazard zonation mapping etc.
Table 8.6. List of universities in target cities Source: Commission of Higher Education
City University
Hat Yai
Hat Yai University
Prince of Songkla University PSU
Phuket
Phuket Rajabhat University PKRU
Udon Thani
Udon Thani Rajabhat University UDRU Santapol College SP
Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai Rajabhat University CRU Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna RMUTL
Mae Fah Luang University MFLU Chiang Rai College CRC
Samut Sakhon
Samut Sakhon Community College
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8.4 Infrastructure
