Arab Parliament praises KSA's Hajj facilities

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Arab Parliament praises KSA's Hajj facilities

The Arab Parliament congratulated the Saudi Government in providing the excellent services to the pilgrims. (SPA)

ARAB NEWS
August 24, 2018

• More than 2.3 million pilgrims were provided with excellent services

JEDDAH: The speaker of the Arab Parliament congratulated the Saudi government on the success of this year’s Hajj season.
Dr. Mishaal Al-Salami expressed his appreciation of the efforts exerted and facilities provided to pilgrims to perform their rituals with ease, comfort, security and safety.
Palestinian Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Yousef Adais also congratulated Saudi Arabia and lauded its services to pilgrims.
Sheikh Dr. Naji Aloosh, head of the Lebanese International Center for Research and Studies, lauded projects in Makkah and the holy sites, and the services provided to pilgrims.
Yemen’s Minister of Awqaf and Guidance Ahmed Attiyah thanked the Saudi leadership and people for the facilities provided to pilgrims, particularly those from his country.

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‘Exceptional’, says WHO chief on work of Saudi health services during Hajj ​

The World Health Organization has praised the services provided by the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia to the Hajj pilgrims. (AFP)

Staff writer, Al Arabiya English
Friday, 24 August 2018

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has praised the services provided by the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia to the Hajj pilgrims and the great efforts exerted to care for them and maintain their health, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

In a tweet on his official Twitter account, he congratulated the Ministry of Health on its successful Hajj season, describing its work as “exceptional” during the pilgrimage season this year.

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Makkah governor thanks everyone who helped make Hajj 2018 a success​

ARAB NEWS
August 24, 2018

• More than 250,000 workers, including 32,000 from the health industry provided services to the pilgrims

JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal thanked King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif for supervising this year’s Hajj season.

During the concluding press conference for this year’s Hajj, which was held in Mina on Thursday, Prince Khaled also thanked the media who covered the season, as well as those who contributed to serving the pilgrims.

He said that the number of workers providing services to the pilgrims exceeded 250,000 people.

Prince Khaled said that the holy sites’ train transported 360,000 pilgrims, while 18,000 buses transported 1,800,000 pilgrims.

He said that the health sector deployed 32,000 health practitioners. As many as 25 hospitals and 135 health centers with a capacity of 5,000 beds were available in Makkah and the holy sites to serve pilgrims.

He also said that the electric load capacity reached 17,791MW, while 40,000,000 cubic meters of water were pumped in Makkah and the holy sites. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs provided its services through 32,000 engineers, supervisors and cleaners.

With regard to women’s rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Khaled said Islam always urged Muslims to appreciate women and that their rights guaranteed by Islam should be given to them.

He also affirmed that moderation is an Islamic vision emerging from Islam and its teachings and that the leader of moderation in the Kingdom was King Salman.

Regarding some media reports claiming that Saudi Arabia banned Qatari nationals from performing Hajj rituals, Prince Khaled said that Saudi Arabia had announced its willingness to receive pilgrims from any country.

Qatar was called upon to allow its citizens to perform Hajj rituals. The king said that planes could be sent to transport Qatari pilgrims but Qatar prevented its citizens from performing Hajj rituals. However, those who managed to arrive in the Kingdom were welcomed and were now performing Hajj rituals.

He said that the number of Iranian pilgrims in this year’s Hajj season reached 86,000.

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Hajj season epidemic-free, says health minister

1.6 million pilgrims were medically screened at entry points. (SPA)

ARAB NEWS
August 23, 2018

JEDDAH: The current Hajj season has been epidemic-free after a large-scale program of health screening and vaccination of pilgrims was carried out, said Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah.
He revealed that 1.6 million pilgrims were medically screened at entry points. A further 360,000 Saudi pilgrims were vaccinated against polio and 480,000 Saudi pilgrims were vaccinated against seasonal flu and meningitis.
The ministry provided pilgrims with health care through 25 hospitals with a total capacity of 5,000 beds, 155 primary care centers and 180 ambulances in addition to mobile clinics and field hospitals.

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Some of the 250.000 local personal involved.

 

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