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

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dc.contributor.author Galappaththi, Eranga K.
dc.contributor.author Perera, Chrishma D.
dc.contributor.author Dharmasiri, Indunil P.
dc.contributor.author Ford, James D.
dc.contributor.author Kodithuwakku, Sarath S.
dc.contributor.author Chicmana Zapata, Victoria del Pilar
dc.contributor.author Zavaleta Cortijo, Claudia Carol
dc.contributor.author Pickering, Kerrie
dc.contributor.author van Bavel, Bianca
dc.contributor.author Hyams, Keith
dc.contributor.author Arotoma-Rojas, Ingrid
dc.contributor.author Akugre, Francis Awaafo
dc.contributor.author Nkalubo, Jonathan
dc.contributor.author Namanya, Didacus Bambaiha
dc.contributor.author Mensah, Adelina
dc.contributor.author Hangula, Martha M.
dc.coverage.spatial Sri Lanka
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-16T04:38:15Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-16T04:38:15Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13397
dc.description.abstract COVID-19 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 COVID-19, 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 COVID-19; ii) quarantine procedures; iii) provisional clinical treatments; iv) handling other diseases during COVID-19; 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. © 2023 en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries Environmental Science and Policy
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Justice en_US
dc.subject Pandemic en_US
dc.subject Prioritizing policy en_US
dc.subject Public health en_US
dc.subject South Asia en_US
dc.subject Vedda en_US
dc.title Policy responses to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka and the consideration of Indigenous Peoples en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.03.008
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 1462-9011


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