There is a lot of misinformation circulating - the government’s failure to produce accessible information for communities has meant people are too scared to go to A&E or contact their GP when they need to. The doctors featured on our films are putting out the message that it's important to still contact your GP or go to A&E if you feel unwell.

We know from our award winning health resources that medical advice combined with spiritual and cultural advice is more likely to resonate with and reach communities and make sense in the context of people’s every day lives.

The Covid 19 pandemic has magnified existing social inequalities. Despite only making up 14% of the British population, black and brown communities account for one third of critically ill coronvirus patients in hospital. A significant proportion of Muslim communities live in deprived inner-city areas, and Muslims surpass all other faith groups in levels of economic inactivity, ill health and poor housing conditions.

The government’s current policies on rented accommodation have been undermining public health and renters safety as the pressure to continue paying rent means that many are forced to leave the house to work - putting themselves and their households at risk. This disproportionately affects Muslim communities who we know are more likely to live in working class communities in dense cities where multiple generations live together.

Government figures show that 30% of the UK Bangladeshi population are considered to live in overcrowded housing compared with 2% among the white British population. 15% of black African and Arab communities also live in overcrowded conditions, as do 16% of Pakistanis. Many Muslims are also working through the crisis on the front lines as health workers, care workers, in local shops or in the transport sector. With Ramadan here, we want to make sure that communities have the advice and the support that they need - in the context of these very unusual and unpredictable circumstances.