On the Efficacy of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Unsettling Coloniality

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(6), P. 731 - 731

Published: June 5, 2024

Indigenous groups across Africa mobilized Knowledge (IK) practices, albeit not without challenges, to respond the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet Systems (IKS) continue be sidelined in formal healthcare policies and programmes. This underscores urgency liberate Africa’s epistemologies. Employing decoloniality lens, this paper examined colonial influences inherent African responses while also exploring role of IKS uMkhanyakude District Municipality (UKDM). The argument is made that, case UKDM, efficacy was demonstrated response fight against basis for call embrace recognize that a legitimate body knowledge comparable Western science. Such recognition paves way more equitable, contextually relevant, sustainable health strategies can better address complexities current future pandemics.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, trust, and communication in Sarlahi District, Nepal

Vaccine, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 1, 2024

Strategies to increase COVID-19 vaccine coverage require an understanding of the extent and drivers hesitancy trust in government related programs, especially low-resource communities.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable Personalized Home Care for Pandemic Management: A Service-Oriented Approach

Digital Government Research and Practice, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 18, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how a viral disease originating in one part of the world rapidly spread entire globe just few weeks, causing complete shutdown socio-economic activities almost all countries. We have seen that during vaccine unavailability, social distancing, rigorous contact tracing, and case isolation are found to be most effective strategies contain outbreak. For management home-based isolation, patient care should not limited illness but also take into account other factors related needs sustenance patients their dependents. In this paper, we first present retrospective studies South Asian countries, discuss technological interventions employed fight pandemic, underscore significant issues persist require action. Second, building upon insights from these studies, propose an integrated service-oriented system supports seamless interfacing information sharing with functional systems service providers/ caregivers develop, manage, monitor plans for undergoing home isolation. viability our proposed framework is demonstrated by providing proof-of-concept implementation. Further, technical policy considerations practical sustainable deployment such system(s).

Language: Английский

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A conceptual framework to improve climate-resilient health among Indigenous communities

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 168, P. 104069 - 104069

Published: April 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Justice implications of health and food security policies for Indigenous peoples facing COVID-19: a qualitative study and policy analysis in Peru

Health Policy and Planning, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 38(Supplement_2), P. ii36 - ii50

Published: Nov. 1, 2023

Abstract The spread of COVID-19 in Peru resulted the declaration a national health emergency, which Indigenous peoples were identified as being particularly vulnerable due to their pre-existing poor indicators and disadvantaged social conditions. aim this paper is examine how Peruvian government responded food needs Shawi Ashaninka during first 18 months pandemic (March 2020–August 2021). This study uses both official policy documents real-world experiences evaluate responses terms immediate impact longer-term sustainability contribution improvement health, well-being justice for communities. Four security evaluated: Amazon Health Plan Command; aid; cash vaccination. We employed Multidimensional Injustice Framework analyse implications design implementation responses. Data collection included 71 interviews with officials (n = 7), leaders 31) community members 33). results show regional governments released policies address directly or indirectly, part broader focus on people. However, not sufficiently addressed On distributive dimension, communities prioritized receive goods services, nevertheless, distribution had shortcomings that impeded systems livelihoods largely overlooked. procedural representatives provide culturally sensitive feedback interventions, but without funding, furthermore, only passive participation. points out importance considering addressing more effective fairer current future crises.

Language: Английский

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An intercultural approach to climate justice: A systematic review of Peruvian climate and food policy

PLOS Climate, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(9), P. e0000404 - e0000404

Published: Sept. 20, 2024

Despite increasing global recognition of Indigenous knowledge and rights in climate governance, Peoples’ initiatives are often constrained by state-centric structures. Their perspectives frequently clash with development strategies that prioritize economic growth resource extraction, particularly biodiversity hotspots where many Peoples live. the crucial role nation-states play addressing change, research on incorporation national policies is limited. This paper addresses this gap analysing inclusion Peruvian associated justice implications. We do so developing presenting an intercultural framework, through a textual discursive analysis 21 related to food security change. Our findings reveal there minimal policy, highlighting their vulnerability, limited integration worldviews, thus perpetuating colonialism. However, organisations claiming important participatory spaces, beginning influence policies, albeit nominally.

Language: Английский

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Panic in the Pandemic: Determinants of Vaccine Hesitancy and the Dilemma of Public Health Information Sharing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(10), P. 1268 - 1268

Published: Sept. 24, 2024

Vaccine hesitancy, a pressing global challenge in vaccination programs, was significantly amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proliferation of misinformation, including false claims and rumours, influence anti-vaccine movements fuelled hesitancy. This study aims to explore socio-economic determinants that influenced vaccine hesitancy impact public health information sharing Sri Lanka employed comprehensive mixed-method approach for data collection, administrating household survey

Language: Английский

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Fiji’s policy response to COVID-19 and the integration of Indigenous voices

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 158, P. 103791 - 103791

Published: May 21, 2024

Language: Английский

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Innovation for challenges of public health and sustainable growth

Authorea (Authorea), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 23, 2024

Innovation is a vital scientific activity for improvement of human production, quality life and economic development in the globe. This review aims to discuss innovative strategies series challenges public health sustainable growth as well diseases. Currently, there are huge due both major viral infectious diseases (such HIV infection Covid-19) non-communicable cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer), aging, climate change, industrialization, urbanization. These risks greatly affect modern social not only China but also Herein, we should “know more, do better, be smarter” about related knowledge information, “reject misinformation accept uncertainty”, further understand important roles policies laws agents (PLA) fighting against SARS-CoV-2 its variants, effectively halting change global growth. All all, these experiences combating Covid-19 will help get better countries worldwide, particular pandemic post-COVID-19 era.

Language: Английский

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