COVID-19—Risk Mitigation Analysis

Risk Mitigation

Health EDRM

Madagascar

Comment

Policy Management

National Health Policy Evaluation

Budget consideration

Design New Policy

Event-based due to the absence of risk assessment, warning, and identification. (Insufficient policy assessment)

Reactive response and event-based approach

Resources Coordination and Allocation

Resource inventory,

Resource Assessment Stockpiling (prevent expiration)

Financial

Human

Logistics & Supply Chain

Information Resources

Resource allocation is for risk recovery, not for risk mitigation.

Direct Investment on COVID Organics —Amount USD 250,000 just for test. Although adjournment in Personal Protective Equipment distribution

Poor resource management due to insufficient understanding of the disaster and its impacts.

Disaster Risk Implementation and Monitoring

Application of policies

Community Participation

Review and Update the disaster risk management

Madagascar has implemented new policies: lockdown, mask mandate, and quarantine.

Lack of risk governance and poor disaster monitoring approach.