Women and children are back at immunization centres in Sri Lanka – following a rigorous appointment-only schedule put together by health workers.
These services resumed only recently end of April – a month after they were completely suspended, while the country’s health system tried to come to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic amidst a nationwide lockdown.
By mid-May, the immunization backlog had been mostly cleared and it was business as usual. “The resilience of Sri Lanka’s healthcare system has been tested several times in the past few decades, and it has proven to be strong, flexible, and resilient.
This is largely due to both grassroots efforts and strategic planning. Very early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government conducted an