Table 1.

Overview and roles of stakeholders in the Health-Interfaith-CBO COVID-19 prevention model

Stakeholder	Overview and role of the stakeholder
Health Promotion Bureau (HPB)	The HPB is the centre of excellence for health communication, health education and promotion. The HPB currently has approximately 7000 Mothers Support Groups (MSG) in all Medical Officer of Health areas with a vast Happy Village Health volunteer force network. The MSG’s/happy villages are community empowerment groups established to promote the health and well-being of communities. The coordination of activities of these groups is done at both the central level (by HPB) and district level (via Health Education Officers). National/district/ Medical Officer of Health level coordinator. Overall monitoring and evaluation of the work conducted
Sarvodaya Movement	The Sarvodaya Movement is the largest national non-governmental organisation and community-based organisation in Sri Lanka, which plays an active role in over 15,000 villages across all 25 districts. Sarvodaya has a strong presence in all districts with adequate staffing, infrastructure, human resources, logistics and over 61 years of experience in community mobilisation and community leadership. Medical Officer of Health level implementer
Alliance Development Trust	Alliance Development Trust is also a non-governmental organisation working with an interfaith forum of religious leaders (including all religions) in communities with experience in stigma prevention and supporting community-based screening for leprosy. They also have a district-level network with Medical Officer of Health level volunteer workers. Medical Officer of Health level implementer
Community-Based Organisations	CBOs are working at the Medical Officer of Health level to support the communities in COVID-19 prevention. Medical Officer of Health level implementer/s
WHO/UNICEF	Technical support and resource mobilisation of the activities and overall monitoring and supervision of the work conducted