Daily Times

National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad on Monday arranged facilitation training and capacity building session for Quarantine Centers Staff Following the facilitation of testing for the passengers coming from abroad to Pakistan, NIH arranged training sessions for the staff working in different hotels of Islamabad which are presently used as Quarantine Center for the passengers coming by air from different countries.

The purpose of training at all the quarantine hotels was to sensitize the staff and capacity building about COVID-19. It was observed that there is an immediate need for capacity building and awareness raising of the staff who are attending the passengers in hotels.

The training modules include the general information of COVID-19, common infectious places in the hotel, how to serve meals to the passengers, how to clean and disinfect the surfaces after use of rooms, washroom and other commodities.

Before training, it was assessed by the systematic manner that most of the staff was quite unaware of COVID-19 infection patterns and mode of transmission. This training broadens the knowledge of managers, supervisors, security persons, room services and housekeeping staff about COVID-19 and how they can prevent themselves and other people from this infection. The staff learned how to disinfect and decontaminate the surfaces, cloth sheets, washrooms, dining tables, furniture, curtains and visiting places after each time use.

The Executive Director of NIH, Maj. Gen. Aamer Ikram himself visited the training venues and encouraged quarantine staff in their work. He said that NIH as a national institution is having worthwhile work in the field of public health and shall recurrences its highest performance level, whenever country needs.

Besides this, the Rapid Response Teams from NIH are continuously facilitating sample collection and testing procedures for the passenger coming from different countries and staying at quarantine facilities established in Islamabad.