Policy responses to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka and the consideration of Indigenous Peoples

Eranga K. Galappaththi; Chrishma D. Perera; Indunil P. Dharmasiri; James D. Ford; Sarath S. Kodithuwakku; Victoria Chicmana-Zapata; Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo; Kerrie Pickering; Bianca van Bavel; Keith Hyams; Ingrid Arotoma-Rojas; Francis Awaafo Akugre; Jonathan Nkalubo; Didacus Bambaiha Namanya; Adelina Mensah; Martha M. Hangula

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Policy responses to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka and the consideration of Indigenous Peoples

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Policy responses to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka and the consideration of Indigenous Peoples

Eranga K. Galappaththi, Chrishma D. Perera, Indunil P. Dharmasiri, James D. Ford, Sarath S. Kodithuwakku, Victoria Chicmana-Zapata, Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo, Kerrie Pickering, Bianca van Bavel, Keith Hyams, …

Environmental Science & Policy, Vol.144, pp.110-123

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.03.008

PMCID: PMC10011033

PMID: 36949900

Appears in COVID-19 Research

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Justice

Pandemic

Prioritizing policy

Public health

South Asia

COVID-19

COVID19 has had uneven impacts on health and well being, with Indigenous communities in the Global South facing some of the highest risks. Focusing on the experience of Sri Lanka, this study identifies key policy responses to COVID19, documents how they evolved over two years of the pandemic, and examines if and how government responses have addressed issues pertaining to Indigenous Peoples. Drawing upon an analysis of policy documents (n = 110) and interviews with policymakers (n = 20), we characterize seven key policy responses implemented by the Sri Lankan government: i) testing for and identifying COVID19; ii) quarantine procedures; iii) provisional clinical treatments; iv) handling other diseases during COVID19; v) movement; vi) guidelines to be adhered to by the general public; and vii) health and vaccination. The nature of these responses changed as the pandemic progressed. There is no evidence that policy development or implementation incorporated the voices and needs of Indigenous Peoples.

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Title: Policy responses to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka and the consideration of Indigenous Peoples
Authors: Eranga K. Galappaththi (Corresponding Author) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (United States)
Chrishma D. Perera (Author) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (United States)
Indunil P. Dharmasiri (Author) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (United States)
James D. Ford (Author) - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (United States)
Sarath S. Kodithuwakku (Author) - University of Peradeniya
Victoria Chicmana-Zapata (Author) - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo (Author) - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Kerrie Pickering (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Cluster
Bianca van Bavel (Author) - University of Leeds
Keith Hyams (Author) - University of Warwick
Ingrid Arotoma-Rojas (Author) - University of Leeds
Francis Awaafo Akugre (Author) - University of Ghana
Jonathan Nkalubo (Author) - Mulago Hospital
Didacus Bambaiha Namanya (Author) - Uganda Martyrs University
Adelina Mensah (Author) - University of Ghana
Martha M. Hangula (Author) - University of Namibia
Publication details: Environmental Science & Policy, Vol.144, pp.110-123
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.03.008
ISSN: 1873-6416
PMID: 36949900; PMC10011033
Grant note: Collective Fund Award: UKRI GCRF/Newton Fund
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99716498602621
Output Type: Journal article

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