President Mamnoon Hussain has written letters to provincial governments and governments of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) urging them to take preventive measures against spread of Ebola diseases, said Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Raja Javed Ikhlas while responding to a call attention notice on the subject by Shaista Pervez in the National Assembly.
Ikhlas said the government, in collaboration with the provincial departments concerned, USAID and UNICEF is taking steps to meet the challenge.
The parliamentary secretary said screening counters have been established at international airports to check passengers especially those coming from Ebola affected states. He said awareness and training programme is also being drawn.
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