Haj pilgrims advised to take care of their health



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SEPANG : The expected warm weather in Saudi Arabia with temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius is one of the challenges facing 30,200 Haj pilgrims from Malaysia this year.

General Manager (Haj) of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH), Datuk Seri Syed Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman said that pilgrims should always listen to the advice of TH medical personnel.

"Compared to Malaysia's highest temperature of 36 or 34 degrees Celsius, it will be a huge challenge for pilgrims." 19659002] "TH has already provided guidance and guidance to pilgrims during the pilgrimage course so that They are better prepared to cope with the heat by taking care of their health and to avoid exposure to the sun, "he said TH staff at the Holy Land at the TH complex, here today.

Syed Saleh, who is also the head of the Malaysian haj delegation, said that there will be 141 TH personnel on duty consisting of 62 welfare staff, 63 medical staff and 16 media personnel who departed for Holy Land with the Malaysia Airlines Berhad flight at 14:45

He said the group was part of a total of 600 TH employees, with the first group of 13 "

He also stated that all plans and preparations for Hajj pilgrimage went well this year with the cooperation of agencies such as the Department of Immigration, the Royal Malaysia Police and the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Malaysia.

Earlier in his speech to the TH team, Syed Saleh hoped that they would be able to perform their duties well and with integrity to ensure the smooth conduct of Hajj pilgrims.

"Last year, our satisfaction index was 85% I hope the index is above 85% this year," he said.

The first flight of Malaysian Haj pilgrims will leave on July 14th while the last flight will take place on August 15th, and the return flight is scheduled for August 29th to September 2nd 5.

A total of 81 special charter flights will be used for the this year's hajj pilgrimage involving 40 MAB flights and 41 Flynas flights – Bernama

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