The Namibian/allAfrica reports on the growing worries about H1N1 among people living in Namibia. According to the report, several newly confirmed cases of the virus led the National Health Emergency Management Committee (NHEMC) during its bi-weekly meeting to appeal to the Office of the Prime Minister for a national H1N1 task force. "This thing is getting too big, we can't handle it alone anymore," NHEMC Chairman Jack Vries said. "His fears were echoed by reports from Sapa yesterday, quoting experts who warned that poverty, disease and overburdened health systems make Africa an easy target for the A(H1N1) virus," the news service adds (Duddy, 8/19).

Mozambique's Health Minister Ivo Garrido on Wednesday reminded the public to take preventive measures to reduce their risks of acquiring the virus instead of panicking over Monday's announcement that the H1N1 virus has surfaced in the country, AIM/allAfrica reports (8/19).

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