The theme of the fourth stage in the Bracht et al. (1999) model is program maintenance and consolidation. Zakat, Waqf and Saddaqa, Islamic concepts found in all the three major concepts (‘five pillars of Islam’, Elements of Imaan-Faith’ and ‘Islamic jurisprudence’), provides possible grounds by which health promoters can expound on in an Islamic community to ensure sustainable health promotion interventions. In these three Islamic concepts, both financial and other community structures in support of Islamic interests within the Islamic society are dealt with and can be exploited to benefit health interventions. For instance the concept of ‘Waqf’, an Islamic concept whereby able Muslims put aside material endowments to benefit the Islamic community can be an important means for ensuring and granting revenues for vital health promotion interventions (Hussein, 1998)

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Bracht, N., Kingsbury, L. & Rissel L. (1999). A Five stage Community Organization Model for Health Promotion. In Bracht, N (Ed.). Health Promotion at the community Level. (pp 83-104). International Educational and Professional Publisher, Thousand Oaks, California 91320. SAGE Publications

Hussein, A. A. (1998). The art of health promotion in Islam and the contemporary public health challenges, MPH Thesis. Maastricht. University of Maastricht.