{"id":16087,"date":"2024-08-17T13:23:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T13:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=16087"},"modified":"2024-08-17T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T13:23:58","slug":"prime-minister-directs-for-improved-monkeypox-screening-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=16087","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister directs for improved Monkeypox screening system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" data-id=\"16088\" src=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240817-WA0054-1024x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240817-WA0054-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240817-WA0054-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240817-WA0054-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240817-WA0054-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240817-WA0054-2048x1486.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to enhance the effectiveness of Monkeypox screening systems at the country&#8217;s airports, seaports, and borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was chairing an important meeting regarding Monkeypox, in Islamabad today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister instructed the National Command and Operation Center to keep an eye on the Monkeypox situation in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prime Minister also directed the Border Health Services to ensure thorough monitoring and stringent surveillance of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the availability of all necessary testing equipment and kits for the disease should be ensured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prime Minister directed to improve coordination with provincial governments, and the Governments of Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir to prevent the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shehbaz Sharif ordered to start an effective and comprehensive awareness campaign in this regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prime Minister said he will personally take weekly briefing on Monkeypox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum was briefed that recently, a person in Mardan tested positive for the virus. The infected individual was residing abroad for employment and recently returned to Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to enhance the effectiveness of Monkeypox screening systems at the country&#8217;s airports, seaports, and borders. 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