THE Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) are collaborating with the Ministry of Health to improve surveillance at ports of entry with respect to the dreaded Ebola disease.

Minister of Public Works, Mr. Robeson Benn disclosed on Friday that the Ministry had acquired three dozen infrared thermometers and had begun deploying them to ports of entry for use by personnel at these points.
He displayed some of the hand held units during a media conference yesterday.
The points where they are being deployed include ports of entry on the Guyana and Suriname border and the Guyana and Brazil borders and some have also been deployed for use at Ogle International Airport, Benn said.
In a release last week Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran disclosed that there were stringent restrictions on entry to Guyana by persons, who may pose a threat to the health of the nation by the importation of the Ebola virus.

The entry restrictions would apply particularly with regard to citizens and visitors from West African countries where the disease is currently raging and represents a public health threat of international concern.
Dr. Ramsaran noted that the MOH has maintained vigilance since and will continue to protect Guyana from this deadly virus.

(Clifford Stanley)