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- Convenors:
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Eswarappa Kasi
(Indira Gandhi National Tribal University)
Atrayee Saha (Department of Sociology, Muralidhar Girls' College, Calcutta University, West Bengal)
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- Chair:
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Atrayee Saha
(Department of Sociology, Muralidhar Girls' College, Calcutta University, West Bengal)
- Discussant:
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Eswarappa Kasi
(Indira Gandhi National Tribal University)
- Format:
- Panel
- Location:
- 9 University Square (UQ), 01/006
- Sessions:
- Thursday 28 July, -
Time zone: Europe/London
Short Abstract:
The panel session is focused on bringing forth the analyses and understanding of the health emergencies which have taken place to curtail the pandemic in South Asian communities including countries like-India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives.
Long Abstract:
In South Asian communities, the COVID-19 pandemic had an adverse effect due to high density of population, lack of medical facilities, availability of information to take precaution from being infected. There is also a huge population which is dependent on migration, sex work and unorganized labour who are at greater risk in terms of availability of health facilities and for losing economic security.
The panel session is focused on analysing and understanding health emergencies South Asian communities including countries like- India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives. To what extent these countries have been affected by the pandemic and in what ways people at the grassroot-level have undergone 'transformation' in their lives and living strategies. If at all, do people have any 'hope' in their health system, public policies, government regulations and civil-society organization? In what ways the different sections of South Asian communities have tried to help the 'common people' and what has been the place of the 'common people' in this sphere of 'transformation'? These are some of the important questions which the panel session is aimed at.
Sub-themes of the panel are- Understanding health emergencies and the place of the common people, including women indigenous population, unorganized sector workers and others; analysing and assessing the concept of 'hope' and 'transformation' and how does it work in South Asian communities to combat health emergencies. However, the themes can be extended and papers related to the broad theme can be considered for presentation in our panel.
Accepted papers:
Session 1 Thursday 28 July, 2022, -Ameer Shuhail (Indira Gandhi National Tribal University)
Paper short abstract:
Covid 19 effected all the sections livelihood of the society, including vulnerable tribe Kattunayka also. Due to the lockdown of Indian government skilled labourers can’t travel to paddy fields so kattunayka tribe get more job opportunity behalf of more than forest livelihood.
Paper long abstract:
COVID 19 AND CHANGE IN VULNERABLE TRIBE KATTUNAYKAS LIVELIHOOD IN SOUTHERN WAYANAD KERALA INDIA
Kattunayaka is one of the PVTG (Particularly vulnerable tribe group) in the southern of India. Mainly in the trijunction of Kerala, Tamil Nādu and Karnataka. As their name kattu means forest and nayka or naykan means king or owners. Their livelihood mainly based on forest hunting forest produces gathering in now days also. Covid 19 effected all the sections livelihood of the society, including vulnerable tribe Kattunayka also. Due to the lockdown of Indian government skilled labourers can’t travel to paddy fields so kattunayka tribe get more job opportunity behalf of more than forest livelihood. Due to lockdown spending opportunity are very less and Kattunayka tribe get many financial assistance from the state and central governments of India. This leads to a saving culture among them. It gave a better and stable lifestyle to Kattunayka tribe. It also covers socio economic comparison of vulnerable tribe and other tribes in Kerala , India
Key Words : Vulnerable tribe , Wayanad , Kattunayka , Covid 19
Priya Sajjad (University of Oxford)
Paper short abstract:
Frontline healthcare workers faced increasing challenges due to the multiple waves of COVID-19 in Lahore, Pakistan. My paper explores the experiences of the frontline healthcare workers throughout the pandemic. Further, I unpack how their experiences were stratified along gender lines.
Paper long abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the necessity of a well-functioning healthcare workforce. However, in Pakistan, poor governance, gender inequality, and a weak healthcare system continue to prevail and worsen the consequences of the pandemic on the lives of healthcare workers. Using a qualitative approach and gendered lens, I interviewed 80 frontline healthcare professionals, mainly doctors and nurses, in both public and private hospitals in Lahore to shed light on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. My findings reveal that it became a lot more challenging for female healthcare workers to balance domestic and work-life amid the pandemic compared to their male counterparts and that there is a dearth of policies exclusively taking into account female healthcare workers' issues and contexts. Both male and female healthcare workers reported suffering from extreme stress and mental fatigue due to long working hours and exposure to COVID-19. They highlighted the need for timely provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), improvement in staff safety and security, and an immediate increase in salaries. This research aims to assist representatives of the state and healthcare system in Pakistan to develop effective and inclusive COVID-19 policy interventions, containment measures, and gender-transformative emergency responses.
Eswarappa Kasi (Indira Gandhi National Tribal University) Atrayee Saha (Department of Sociology, Muralidhar Girls' College, Calcutta University, West Bengal)
Paper short abstract:
Pandemics are not new to any societies of the world. Different states have adopted different mechanisms in order to curtail these pandemics. In a similar way our paper is trying to address the initiatives of two states from India.
Paper long abstract:
Pandemics are not new neither to Indian society nor to global economy. The intensity of the spread of a pandemic and the number of people affected in a country and specific regions depend a lot on the measures of state control at the local and centre-level. State-civil society cooperation led by the Central government and the State governments play an important role in reducing the impact of a pandemic. With the help of evidences collected from previous studies and new reports and available data sets, an attempt has been made to understand the ways in which the state governments are working to control the spread of the pandemic. West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have been taken up for the analysis because of their high density of population and almost similar infrastructural development and the problems faced during the spread of a pandemic. The state responses in these two states have been analysed and compared with other states which have equally managed to control the pandemic despite lack of infrastructural availability.
Pushpika Sapna Bara (JNU)
Paper short abstract:
The SRH concerns of indigenous women, in India have been severely aggravated due to COVID19. Unmet needs for contraception, sanitary napkins, pregnancy and abortions, are only a few issues that adversely affected the marginalized women from third world countries more than others.
Paper long abstract:
The historical exclusion of women from wielding socio-economic and political power has kept them subdued and marginalized, making them the biggest vulnerable group across the globe. Health has been a major concern in this regard, especially the Sexual and Reproductive health (SRH). This situation has been further deteriorated due to the COVID 19 pandemic. While this was an international concern, affecting all, it was particularly threatening for women from marginalized communities, in third world countries like India, as their socio-economic, political and sometimes legal vulnerabilities increase due to their social identities as women from marginalized sections. Therefore, this paper is an endeavour to highlight the SRH concerns of the indigenous Indian women, that worsened due to the pandemic, and the government’s responses towards it. While STIs, UTIs, leucorrhoea, vaginal infections, breast and cervical cancers, are common SRH concerns among the indigenous women, they became severe during the pandemic due to inaccessibility and unavailability of medical facilities. Resources were diverted to deal with the “important” health concern- COVID19. Unmet needs for contraception, sanitary napkins, pregnancy and abortions increased. The SRH concerns of women overall took a backseat, however, for the indigenous women the situation was much worse. These women, who work as labourers, domestic helps, sex workers and are engaged in the informal sector, were practically left with no money for food or healthcare. They walked for several kilometres, including pregnant women, without food or hygienic bathrooms, to reach safe places, as they were thrown out by their contractors.