Sindh ramps up Ebola prevention measures at Karachi airport
Key takeaways
- The Sindh Health Department has tightened Ebola prevention measures at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport amid growing global concerns over the deadly virus.
- Health Sindh Director General Dr Waqar Memon and officials from the Sindh Health Department, Airport Security Force (ASF), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and others attended the meeting.
- The meeting comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, the third-largest such outbreak on record, a public health emergency of international concern.
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Home latest pakistan world sports showbiz entertainment Royal business health Sci-Tech Food Fact Check big picture Videos shows Watch LIVE TV X Home Latest Pakistan World Sports Showbiz Fact Check big picture Videos Shows LIVE TV Pakistan Sindh ramps up Ebola prevention measures at Karachi airport High-level emergency meeting orders stricter passenger monitoring systems at airport By Web Desk | Published May 26, 2026
The Sindh Health Department has tightened Ebola prevention measures at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport amid growing global concerns over the deadly virus.
A high-level emergency meeting chaired by Special Secretary Health Fawad Ghaffar Soomro reviewed preparedness measures at the airport, including surveillance, rapid response systems and isolation ward arrangements, it emerged on Tuesday.