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Sri Lanka Complex Emergency

  • Funded by British Red Cross, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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Grant number: GB-CHC-220949-P8890

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2022
    2022

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $0

  • Funder

    British Red Cross, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    Switzerland

  • Lead Research Institution

    International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC)

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Not applicable

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

An economic crisis in Sri Lanka, which has been developing since March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, has sparked civil unrest and food insecurity. The pandemic, with all its containment measures, resulted in the rapid decline in foreign currency income primarily through Sri Lanka√¢'Ǩ'Ñ¢s adversely impacted tourism sector, worker and diaspora remittances, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows and world trade √Ç Household access to food, fuels, medicines, as well livelihoods and as the provision of education, have all been affected, and there is severe civil unrest and protests across the country.√Ç The IFRC have launched an appeal for 28 million CHF, to support 500,000 people over the next 12 months√Ç