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Description Health preparation for the hajj pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

As an estimated 2 million Muslims from 184 countries gather in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage, months of preparations to care for health issues of pilgrims are also coming together.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Saudi Arabia work together to ensure the health issues that could arise with any mass gathering of people can be addressed.

Ministry of Health (MOH) has prepared 15 centers for disease control at land, air, and maritime entry points to serve this year as a preventive measure; as well as providing therapeutic and ambulatory services. The centers are supported the required with human resources and medical supplies (vaccines and preventive drugs, etc.) to operate around the clock during the Hajj season. In addition, there are well-equipped ambulances to take patients to the hospitals participating in providing Hajj health services.

These centers apply technical control and quarantine measures to various means of transportation, incoming pilgrims, and imported foods to protect the Kingdom from any outbreak of epidemic and quarantine diseases.

Out of its strong will to provide distinguished medical services in the Hajj season, the MOH has harnessed all its human potentials to achieve this goal, including highly-qualified medical staff:

Approximately 25,000 health practitioners of different medical, technical and administrative categories have been assigned to serve the pilgrims in the 1436H Hajj season. All of them are enrolled in the manpower program. In addition, the ministry has supported Madinah province with 770 staff of different categories and specialties to serve as additional manpower.

Read more: http://www.emro.who.int/media/news/preparations-in-place-as-hajj-begins.html

https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/MediaCenter/Publications/Pages/Publications-2015-08-24-001.aspx

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Asset date 09/21/2015

Country, area, WHO office Saudi Arabia

WHO Region EMRO

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