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Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall and co-authors Dave Robinson and Dr. Olivia Wilkinson explore how lessons on faith engagement in the Ebola crisis can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece is published in the Oxfam blog From Poverty to Power.

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall contributed to a guidance document for religious leaders and faith-based communities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Published by the World Health Organization, it provides recommendations to support faith communities in COVID-19 education, preparedness, and response.

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall led a conference call on the role of religious communities in pandemic response, focused on the COVID-19 crisis. The call, hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, brought together several hundred faith leaders, development practitioners, and global health experts.

Senior Fellow Katherine Marshall participated in a March 31 video panel on COVID-19 hosted by the World Council of Churches. In her discussion with medical experts and church leaders, she drew comparisons with the HIV pandemic, arguing that religious institutions and leaders can be part of the problem, but are also part of the solution.