International Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) is taking up the battle against the deadly Ebola outbreak by using its communication network to spread health information across West Africa, it was reported in November.
TWR personnel worked with government and health officials to develop a unified message. Alert Ebola is broadcast in French (which is widely used in the former French colonies of West Africa), English and local languages such as Bambara.
The broadcasts are in the style of health magazines and help to promulgate the governments’ messages of hygiene and infection control. The radio slots are backed up by informative flyers which are distributed on the ground
High-quality, easily understood information is highly sought-after in areas affected by Ebola and so Alert Ebola and the fliers are being distributed not only by Christian groups but across the population, including via mosques.
