September_2016 (Monthly Health)


Regarding the distribution of malaria with respect to weather during September 2016; the monthly values of rainfall, relative humidity and temperature were favorable over most the western lowland parts of Ethiopia; as a result favorable climate condition for the malaria was observed over SNNPR, Oromiya, Benshangulgumz Amhara, Tigray and the adjoining areas. Moreover, the effect of temperature-humidity index "THI", comfortable and moderate conditions with respect to heat stress were dominating over most highland portion of the country during the month of September 2016.