No major health problems have been reported among pilgrims

Geneva-SPA:

The World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) hailed the successful efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Ministry of Health during the Hajj season in 1440, without reporting a single event of public health or an epidemic among pilgrims.

In a statement, the organization expressed its sincere thanks and deep gratitude to all heroes and volunteers in the health sector for their dedication to providing health care services to more than 2.5 million pilgrims.

This year's pilgrimage season comes at a time when many threats to global public health are being reported. Many countries whose citizens participate in the pilgrimage have again reported the need for early detection and rapid response to public health emergencies. She added that this had led the Kingdom's Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, to develop a tool for the early warning system of health, in order to facilitate activities. of detection and reaction, where this new tool had received more than 100 alarms before the sanitary events. All signals were immediately implemented and appropriate interventions implemented, indicating that they did not represent a public health emergency. She pointed out that the Kingdom's health authorities and the Early Warning System issued daily updates on the situation, reflecting their strong commitment to transparency.

According to the statement, a team from the organization visited the health centers and hospitals of Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat and was briefed on the work done in the field.

He explained that the organization had collaborated with the Kingdom's health authorities to evaluate the availability of health care services in health facilities in Holy Places using standard tools of the organization. and that the results of this evaluation would be useful for further strengthening services and meeting the needs of pilgrims.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the Kingdom is well prepared to prevent and respond to the risks badociated with human populations, such as heat illnesses and food poisoning. The high level of preparation helped to reduce the number of cases to the lowest. There have been no major health problems among pilgrims this season. WHO praised the high level of coordination and cooperation between all sectors of the kingdom throughout the Hajj season, where this multisectoral collaborative approach was evident in the field, praising the work of all. sectors superior to diktats, investing all its resources and deploying all its efforts Pilgrims whose state of health is critical can complete their pilgrimage, stressing that the medical evacuation by several sectors is one of the many examples. WHO is pleased with the effectiveness of the measures taken by the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom to mitigate the impact of public health events aimed at ensuring that the Hajj season gets under way. unrolls safely.

WHO and the Ministry of Health have called on all countries to comply with Hajj health requirements and recommendations and to continuously monitor the public health risks badociated with the return of pilgrims to their country, noting that WHO collaborate with all its Member States to strengthen disease surveillance systems, Strengthen risk reporting, calling on all pilgrims to return safely after completing their pilgrimage.