Faiths United for Health: A Toolkit for Faith Leaders in Nigeria in the Fight Against Malaria

This toolkit, designed for Christian and Muslim faith leaders, and communities in general, offers tools to spread the message of malaria prevention, as well as specific plans of action for using them. Produced by The Nigerian Inter-Faith Action Association (NIFAA) in collaboration with The Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty, the publication was developed as part of the Faiths United for Health campaign, which brings together faith leaders from across Nigeria to bring life-saving messages about malaria prevention and treatment to families and communities in their places of worship. Faith leaders are encouraged to incorporate its key messages into sermons, lectures, prayers, and discussions.
The toolkit is organised into the following four main sections:

• Section 1: serves as an introduction to the Faiths United for Health campaign, beginning with a call from Nigeria's top faith leaders to unite in action to prevent malaria and to promote health in the country.
• Section 2: offers general information regarding malaria and mosquito nets. It includes facts about the burden of malaria in Nigeria, broad malaria control strategies in the form of the NIFAA key messages, and step-by-step instructions for properly using and caring for nets.
• Section 3: provides faith leaders with tools for teaching their communities both inside and outside their houses of worship about malaria prevention. It also includes specific instructions for how and when to use these tools.
• Section 4: contains resources to be used by faith leaders and faith community mobilisers trained by NIFAA.