Faith-Based Organisations and the Containment of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria

Abstract

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) seeks to positively effect changes in society through  Christian demonstration of love that positively impacts Christians and non-Christians alike. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an  infectious disease. It is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease as an outbreak of global health emergency in March 2020. Previous studies on Faith-Based Organisations and their role in checkmating the COVID-19 pandemic have consistently opened academic vacuums yet to be explored. It is in response to the yearnings created by these vacuums that this paper is visualized. The objective of the paper is to highlight the role of Faith-Based organisations in the containment  of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. The paper relies greatly on secondary sources of data. The data generated through the above  source of information are subjected to descriptive analysis. The findings of the study show that the COVID-19 pandemic has had far- reaching consequences beyond the spread of the disease itself in Nigeria. The paper concludes that the humanitarian response of Faith- Based Organisations in mitigating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria is beneficial. The study, therefore, recommends an  alignment of Faith-Based health providers with the national health system to mitigate the future occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic in  Nigeria.