REVITALIZING LOCAL WISDOM IN MANAGING DISEASE OUTBREAK: THE CASE OF COVID-19 IN INDONESIA
Wasino Wasino- Endah Sri Hartatik

Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Abstract

Disease outbreaks have been recorded throughout the history of Indonesia. One of them is the Flu. The first significant outbreak was the Spanish Flu in 1918, and the second was Covid-19. The government is trying to deal with the outbreak with a medical approach. The approach is providing health services, restricting population mobility, and promoting the implementation of health protocols. However, in many cases, the health management policies are not immediately supported by the community. This article aims to theoretically analyse the role of local wisdom in overcoming disease outbreaks. The method used is the library study method. This study is based on the results of research and books that explore local knowledge. The study results show that every Indonesian society has local wisdom in dealing with infectious disease outbreaks. This local wisdom during the pandemic was moved to increase community resilience in overcoming disease outbreaks, including Covid-19. The most dominant local wisdom is the behaviour of togetherness in the form of mutual assistance between community members in preventing and overcoming outbreaks. Based on these findings, it is necessary to conduct in-depth research on the values of local wisdom regarding managing disease outbreaks in several regions in Indonesia.

Keywords: local wisdom, disease outbreak, Covid-19, gotong royong

Topic: Solidarity, Partnership, and Culture