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The steps taken to prevent monkeypox (Mpox) have been strengthened at the nation's airports. The number of staff from Border Health Services at Jinnah International Airport has been boosted. Now, there will always be two doctors available, up from one before. Also, the team of medical assistants has grown from five to ten. In August, a total of 146,722 travelers were examined at Jinnah International, and since the start of the surveillance, only one traveler with symptoms was sent to hospital on August 31 for further checks. After each international flight, the immigration and international lounge areas are disinfected two to three times a day. Two extra cabins have been set up for the examination and quarantine of travelers who might be infected. Moreover, information standees have also b...

Pakistan Prime Minister aide Romina Khurshid lauds UNDP-Pakistan’s financial, technical support for tackling climate risks Deputy Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan, Van Nguyen called on Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change MNA Romina Khurshid Alam. During the meeting held here at the M/o Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, both sides discussed at length the matters related to the climate risk mitigation, climate finance for adaptation and mitigation measures, agriculture insurance, urban flood resilience. The senior UNDP-Pakistan official Van Nguyen also briefed the PM’s aide about the Global Shield against Climate Risks initiative, saying the new global funding mechanism aims to close protection gaps in clima...