Black and brown communities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and neglected by the UK government’s lack of clear, accessible information. In response, we collaborated with scientists, GPs, and community organisations to create multilingual films offering contextualised advice co-produced with the most affected communities.

Maslaha developed an online resource - Understandhepbandc.org – that aims to increase awareness and understanding of hepatitis B and C amongst the Pakistani community in East London, and is suitable for both community members and GPs/medical practitioners.

Maslaha worked in partnership with doctors from AT Medics, specialist counsellors, therapists, Islamic scholars and imams to develop an online resource and short films in Somali, Urdu and Bengali/Sylheti, exploring mental health and therapy by combining medical and faith advice.

'Your Healthy Pregnancy' is a DVD resource with poster that brings together Islamic and medical advice to provide guidance on how to be healthy while you are pregnant and how to give your baby the strongest start in life.

Caring For Your Heart brings together medical and Islamic advice to help improve your lifestyle and strengthen your heart.

Maslaha worked closely with health practitioners, local community organisations, patients in Westminster to produce this resource to help manage and prevent diabetes among South Asian communities.

This project tackled the high prevalence of diabetes among Bangladeshi communities in Tower Hamlets through culturally tailored resources and outreach.