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The Saudi Minister of Health, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, announced Tuesday that the Hajj season this year (1440-2019) is free of epidemics and events that affect public health and success health pilgrimage plans.
Al Rabiah said in a press release issued by the Saudi News Agency (SPA) that the ministry had been preparing early for the Hajj this year and had issued health requirements and recommendations. It has also been posted on its website.
He added that the ministry had set up a pilgrimage system in collaboration with the World Health Organization (HMS) this year, noting that more than 1.6 million pilgrims had benefited from prevention and ambulatory care services. in the outlets that the department had prepared this year.
He stressed that the initiative (Mecca Road) had been implemented in the country of the pilgrim before his arrival in the Kingdom, stressing that this initiative had allowed a qualitative leap in the commitment to health, since vaccination coverage against meningitis and influenza for pilgrims was 100% for the first time.
Al Rabiah added that the ministry had also launched this year for the first time (robotic technology for medical consultations), which allowed any hospital in Mina Mina to have access to specialized consultants in remote areas and provided also machine translation facilities in 120 languages in hospitals and primary care centers.
He pointed out that the number of hospitals provided by the Ministry to Rahman's clients reached 25 hospitals with a capacity of 5,000 beds and 142 primary health care centers, in addition to mobile clinics and hospitals. campaign.
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