We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic
Crooks, Kristy, Ahmed, Fatima, Liberda, Eric N., Massey, Peter D., Taylor, Kylie, Harwood, Elizabeth, Sutherland, Celine, Kataquapit, Gisele, Clark, Katrina, Spence, Nicholas D., Moriarity, Robert J., Briggs, Hannah, Tsuji, Leonard J.S., and Charania, Nadia A. (2025) We cannot repeat history again: a call to action to centre indigenous leadership as we prepare for the next pandemic. International Journal for Equity in Health, 24 (1). 24.
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Abstract
Indigenous communities worldwide continue to disproportionately bear the burden during pandemics due to ongoing health inequities and systemic exclusion from pandemic decision-making processes. As the global community prepares for the next pandemic, it is critical to prioritise Indigenous leadership and governance within public health responses. This commentary highlights successful models of Indigenous-led pandemic responses during COVID-19 in Canada and Australia. It introduces the EPIC (Equity, Partnerships, Intelligences, and Change) framework, that emphasises equity, leadership and local and cultural intelligence as critical components to improve pandemic preparedness and response for Indigenous communities. This international collaboration calls on governments and health authorities to uphold Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and leadership in pandemic planning and response efforts.
| Item ID: | 87742 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Commentary) |
| ISSN: | 1475-9276 |
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| Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2026 04:47 |
| FoR Codes: | 45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4504 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing > 450406 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander epidemiology @ 40% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4202 Epidemiology > 420201 Behavioural epidemiology @ 40% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420602 Health equity @ 60% |
| SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200404 Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response) @ 100% |
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