"Speaking at an inter-ministerial meeting in the capital on 20 August, Secretary of Health Shaikh Altaf Ali voiced his concern over treatment capacities currently available in Dhaka," IRIN writes. "Current facilities may not be sufficient to cope with a large-scale pandemic, he said" (8/21).

Zimbabwe Confirms First Cases Of H1N1

Zimbabwean health officials reported the country's first confirmed cases of H1N1 Thursday, according to ZimOnline. The cases were confirmed among five children in "Mutare city near the border with Mozambique," the news service writes (Sibanda, 8/20).

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