ISLAMABAD: The Border and Health Services Pakistan has been strictly monitoring the entry routes to the country after the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared the monkeypox outbreak an international public health emergency, the Ministry of National Health Services said.
Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel instructed the federal and provincial authorities to take necessary steps to barricade the outbreak of the disease in the country, the ministry said in a statement.
The entry points of Pakistan are getting monitored on scientific grounds, especially the screening of passengers coming from African countries is being under strict implementation, according to the health minister.
The health ministry said that no case of monkeypox has so far been reported in the South Asian country.
Patel said that the government has ensured the implementation of International Health Regulations in the country, adding that the preventive guidelines of the WHO are being strongly followed.
“Concrete steps are being taken for the capacity building of the health workers,” said the minister.
