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Keeping the Faith: The Role of Faith Leaders in the Ebola Response (a joint report by CAFOD, Christian Aid, Tearfund and Islamic Relief 2015)

October 18, 2015

Keeping the Faith, a joint report by CAFOD, Christian Aid, Tearfund and Islamic Relief, shows that Christian and Muslim leaders were able to deliver health messages in parts of the two countries – Liberia and Sierra Leone – that governments and NGOs could not reach. As trusted sources of information, they quashed rumours about the disease – such as that the disease was man-made and being spread deliberately – and encouraged communities to accept life-saving advice from health workers. They also played a crucial role in counselling survivors and challenging stigma.

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Filed Under: Awareness Raising, Behaviour Change Communication, Ebola, Health, Humanitarian, Liberia, Publications (published in print and/or online), Sierra Leone Tagged With: Behaviour, Ebola, Faith-based, Liberia, Sierra Leone

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