Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called an important meeting at the PM House to discuss the global threats caused by mpox.
The agenda items for the meeting, according to local media include the state of affairs at this point, plans for fighting the disease, and preventative measures.
The premier will receive an update on the arrangements at airports, borders, and hospitals during the meeting.
The accessibility of testing facilities, lab kits, pertinent drugs, and the current screening procedures will also be discussed.
The conference is set to be attended by representatives from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), as well as chief secretaries from each of the four provinces.
The government has ordered tight monitoring and preventive measures at all entry points, including airports, in response to the appearance of two additional instances of the monkeypox virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to at least three, authorities announced on Friday.
The Border Health Services Pakistan wrote to the appropriate authorities requesting stringent surveillance and preventative steps to curb the spread of monkeypox, also known as mpox, which has claimed hundreds of lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring African nations.
