Civil Society Organizations and Global Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21733362 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soma Hewa (0000-0002-0887-8550, Guangzhou University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 135-152 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista História Debates e Tendências (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1517-2856 • E-ISSN: 2238-8885 |
| Publisher | UPF Editora (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5335/hdtv.21n.3.12856 |
| OpenAlex | W3197016616 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Civil society organizations are playing a vital role in capacity building at the grassroots level around the world. Rockefeller philanthropy pioneered this civic responsibility, both at home and abroad, in controlling epidemic disease and developing public health. Since its inception in 1913, the Rockefeller Foundation had been involved in a wide range of public health programs in Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon), which was regarded as the key to the Foundation’s activities in Asia. Rockefeller philanthropy arrived in Sri Lanka during the European colonial rule in the early twentieth century and received a hostile reception from the colonial administration. The Foundation’s officials acted cautiously and listened to local citizens in developing public health strategies. Such efforts succeeded not only in combating disease and promoting health, but also achieving sustained community support. This paper is a critical inquiry of the program and its role in the development of a modern public health network in Sri Lanka
Ceylon · Civil society · Colonialism · Economic growth · Global health · Grassroots · Political science · Politics · Public health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Sri lanka · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · History · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |