The KSA Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported that there are no epidemic cases or cases of disease which require quarantine among Hajj pilgrims, the Saudi Press Agency has reported.
To date, 480,794 Hajj pilgrims have been examined. According to the ministry, its focus is on prevention. Developments in the global health situation are monitored in cooperation with World Health Organisation and international health bodies.
In late July, the MOH released the General Guide for Health of Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims, featuring health tips for Hajj and umrah.
The guide covers tips before and during the pilgrimages; Hajj-related vaccinations, Hajj and umrah precautions at border crossing points, common diseases during Hajj and umrah, women and children during Hajj and umrah, in addition to post-Hajj disorders.
MOH provides therapeutic and preventive services and health awareness to pilgrims from their arrival to KSA until their departure to their home countries. MOH has prepared several health facilities in Makkah, Madinah, and the holy sites, including 25 hospitals with a 5,000 bed-capacity, 155 healthcare centres, in addition to 180 small and large ambulances. Furthermore, 25,000 health practitioners have been recruited for Hajj purposes and 12 health monitoring centres have been prepared at ports of entry.
MOH highlighted that these health facilities have been enhanced with specialised medical staff and cutting-edge and devices and technologies, in addition to implementing specialised programmes, such as cardiac catheterisation, open-heart surgeries, gastrointestinal endoscopies and dialysis.
The KSA General Authority for Meteorology and Environment Protection has also published an e-guide, said the Saudi Press Agency, to inform pilgrims about weather and environmental information.
Meteorology and Environment in Hajj season for the year of 1439H comes in Arabic, English, and Urdu).
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