{"id":11323,"date":"2020-04-02T15:53:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T14:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/?p=11323"},"modified":"2020-04-03T15:13:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T14:13:08","slug":"covid-19-appeal-for-malawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/covid-19-appeal-for-malawi\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Appeal for Malawi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Regular hand washing and social distancing are vital to containing the the COVID-19 pandemic, wherever it strikes.<\/p><p>In rural Malawi, <strong>Self Help Africa are distributing soap, water cans, information leaflets and other equipment<\/strong> to 9,000 vulnerable households, to help them withstand the approaching Coronavirus. But we need your support. <\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/covid-19-appeal\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"93\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.02.42.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.02.42.png 356w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.02.42-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Screenshot-2020-04-02-at-16.02.42-100x26.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><p>Although reported cases of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa remain low, experts believe this is in part due to the severe limits on testing and diagnostics. <\/p><p>Cases are 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