A rapid health impact assessment of the Turkwel Gorge hydroelectric dam and proposed irrigation project

M Renshaw Liverpool Health Impact Programme, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, London Road, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK Phone: +44 151 708 9393 Fax: +44 151 708 9393 E-mail: [email protected]

M H Birley Liverpool Health Impact Programme, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, London Road, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK Phone: +44 151 708 9393 Fax: +44 151 708 9393 E-mail: [email protected]

D K Sang Division of Vector Borne Diseases, Ministry of Health, PO Box 20750, Nairobi Phone: +254 2 725601 4Telegram: “BACTERIA”, Nairobi

J B Silver Liverpool Health Impact Programme, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, London Road, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK Phone: +44 151 708 9393 Fax: +44 151 708 9393 E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

A rapid health assessment of the Turkwel Gorge hydroelectric dam and proposed irrigation project in Kenya is described. The project will lead to increased risk of a number of communicable diseases including malaria and schistosomiasis, to the human population in the surrounding area. Mitigation measures are available and should be incorporated in the design and operation of the irrigation project to maximise cost-effectiveness.

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