ISLAMABAD– The Border and Health Services Pakistan, has been strictly monitoring entry routes to the country, after the World Health Organisation (WHO), officially declared the monkeypox outbreak an international public health emergency, the Pakistani Health Ministry said.

Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Abdul Qadir Patel, instructed the relevant federal and provincial authorities, to take necessary steps to barricade the outbreak of the disease in the country, the ministry said in a statement yesterday.

The entry points of Pakistan are getting monitored on scientific grounds, especially the screening of passengers from African countries is under strict implementation, according to the health minister.

The health ministry said that, no case of monkeypox has so far been reported in the country.

Patel said, 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 health minister.

Source: Nam News Network