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Lessons For Alcohol Policy From The Coronavirus Crisis
Lessons For Alcohol Policy From The Coronavirus Crisis
Lessons For Alcohol Policy From The Coronavirus Crisis
27 May 2021 -
On
Thursday, 27 May 2021, from 7:00 to 8:30 am (EDT), join us in the webinar
“Lessons For Alcohol Policy From The Coronavirus Crisis”, a joint event
organized by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Movendi International, NCD Alliance and the Pan American Organization.
The coronavirus crisis has brought into sharp focus the burden alcohol harms place on health systems in particular and societies in general. The pandemic has also shown that evidence-based alcohol policy interventions are impactful in protecting people and promoting health system functioning. But the alcohol industry is also attempting to exploit the crisis for their commercial benefits. Major reports have provided unique and timely insights into these lethal interactions between al
by Rajan Philips
The government may have wanted to change the political channel from gloomy pandemic news to hopefully sunshine Port City news. Instead, the government is stuck on a split screen with double-whammy news stories. On the left half, you can see a botched-up Port City Bill, heavily bandaged by the Supreme Court, limping through parliament with as many amendments as there are commas. On the right half, is the daily and depressing news of rising Covid-19 infections, mounting deaths, multiplying variants, shortage of hospital beds, long winding queues for short supplies of vaccine, and new restorations of old restrictions. In the background, you can see the burning silhouette of Modi’s India, a subcontinent of mass cremations. The images sum up the Sri Lankan government’s quandary. Desperate for China’s helping hand in Port City, the government’s default setting for managing the pandemic in Sri Lanka has been to follow Modi’s disastrous footsteps in India.
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respectively – which guarantee an individual’s right to freedom of religion, and the right to manifest their religion in customs and practice. Therefore, the denial of religious freedom for Sri Lanka’s Muslims to bury their dead in accordance with their religious beliefs, as enshrined in international law, is a direct contravention of the ICCPR to which Sri Lanka is a party.’ Ms Ramberg added:
‘Further, the WHO guidance states,
“the dignity of the dead, their cultural and religious traditions, and their families should be respected and protected throughout. ”
So, coupled with no scientific basis to deny individuals’ autonomy on how to manage the death of a family member, we call on Sri Lanka to reverse the enforced cremation policy and ensure the individual’s right to freedom of religion is upheld.’
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