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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.

Health facilities are widely spread across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), from main entry points, and Hajj zones all the way to the Holy Sites and Madinah. Every facility is well-equipped for all purposes, be it preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, ambulatory care or even awareness.

Out of its strong will to provide distinguished medical services in the Hajj season, the Ministry of Health (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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