MoU signed for installing hand-washing booths at every 'Panahgah'.

ISLAMABAD -- The Management of 'Panahgahs' (shelter homes) has decided to install hand-washing booths at every facility of the major cities to protect dwellers from COVID-19 and others diseases.

The management here on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) for a leap forward in shared responsibility and, to promote hygiene habits at the facilities.

''Keep Panahgahs Clean' campaign receives a big boost today with the signing of formal MoU between the SPO and Panahgah Management Team,' Prime Minister's Focal Person on 'Panahgahs' Naseem ur Rehman told the media in a signing ceremony held here.

It marked a milestone in terms of transforming 'Panagahs' into a safe , secure and sustainable shelter for the daily wage earners who streamed into big cities to seek livelihood, he added.

Talking to reporter after the signing ceremony, the focal person said the management had already installed hand-washing stations at three facilities of the federal capital including those which located near Islamabad Sabzi Mandi and Sector G-9.

He said rest of the capital's 'Panahgahs' would soon get the facility in days to come.

'In the first phase, we are going to install the booths at shelter homes of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, and Lahore,' he mentioned.

He said the...

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