MONROVIA, March 6 (LINA) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have begun training 25 officers of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization in “intense border screening”.
The training aims to intensify the screening process of people coming into the country, especially from Guinea, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone, to ensure that the borders are secure after being declared officially opened by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Speaking the start of the Training of Trainers workshop in Monrovia on Friday, BIN Commissioner Cllr. Lemuel Reeves admonished his officers to make use of the training to fully protect the borders against the recurrence of Ebola and other infectious diseases.
For his part, CDC’s Senior Advisor Philip Talboy said the training of officers of the BIN was important because they are the first line agents at all borders and as such need to be fully prepared to ensure that people are properly screened before entering the country.
Also speaking at the program, IOM Project Manager Lind Andrew said the training is important because it will help keep cases of the virus from reaching the population.
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