Sri Lanka’s pandemic response mechanisms and important parts of the public administration seem to be dominated by ex-military personnel, many of whom lack the relevant expertise for the task, the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) expressed in a statement issued yesterday (09). Adding that Sri Lanka’s quality medical personnel are not adequately at the helm to meet this health crisis, the NCCSL stated that Sri Lanka continues to remain as a nation which lacks a suitably designed public health response. Upon consideration of the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country, the churches affiliated with the NCCSL seek to urge the government to address the current situation. Further, it was also expressed that justice should be present with regard to access to vaccines both locally and internationally. In this regard, the NCCSL stated that it calls for a credible and independent inquiry into how such a crisis could have occurred.

Source: The Nation June 10, 2021 10:01 UTC