Completed Site - Ma'anqiao Village
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Profile |
Details |
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Geographic location |
Ma'anqiao Village, Xinan Township, Huili County, Sichuan Province |
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Ethnic minority / Proportion of a specific minority among the local population |
Dai / 85% and Yi |
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Common natural disasters |
Earthquake, flooding |
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Number of subgroups in village |
7 |
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Number of households in village |
255 |
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Total population in village |
1,258 |
Specific Public Health Issues – Environmental Health Issues Related to Behavior
- 61% of the households allowed farm animals to enter their homes, leading to potential health problems.
- Although 90% of the households had designated facilities to dispose human excretion, 45% were surrounded by animal or human waste.
- 59% of the households had trash around their houses and 66% claimed no place to put regular waste.
- 73% of the households cooked indoor.
- 91% of the households used biomass as fuel.
- 60% of the households had smokers.
- 29% of the smokers always smoked indoor.
- 77% of the households had mosquitoes flying around their houses.
Disaster Profile
The 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Panzhihua has added burden to this deprived village since 30 August 2008. Ma'anqiao village is one of the most seriously hit locations. However, with minimal media attention and external support, the village has been isolated with very limited care and support from the outside world.
With reconstruction work underway, an academic-architectural community initiative based in Hong Kong called the Wu Zhi Qiao Charitable Foundation (WZQ) aims to support sustainable development of the village. With WZQ as a partner, a project was proposed to build a “Healthy Village” under the World Health Organization (WHO) healthy communities planning framework.
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