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Tweet The ministry of health is the only authority to release health information in Makkah and Madinah during Haj, as Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Health Minister announced. He commented “Major health problems such as an outbreak of epidemics or mass food poisoning among pilgrims will be communicated to the public only by the Ministry of Health. Serving [...] Tweet To fight dengue fever which has been ongoing in Makkah throughout the year, efforts will be done during the Haj season as Suhail Melibari, spokesman of the services department at the Makkah municipality announced. He said “More than 200 workers and technicians will be working around the clock to spray disinfectants at public places and [...] Tweet Jeddah‘s seaport and airport have been equipped with medical centers to receive pilgrims by the Health Affairs Department. Sami Badawood, director of Health Affairs in Jeddah commented “We hired 579 doctors and medical experts to work at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA). We also hired 138 doctors for Jeddah Islamic Port. Both locations will operate [...] Tweet This year, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the Saudi Heath Minister, mentioned that pilgrimages didn’t suffer any communicable diseases. The minister mentioned, at mass media meeting in Mina, “This is one of the big fruits of the constant directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to provide the best possible healthcare services to [...] Tweet Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the Health Minister, mentioned a highly improved laboratory system able for recognizing over than 1,000 varieties of viruses and microbes has been established in Makkah and the holy sites this year. Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah reported “The most important feature of the system is that a disease-causing virus will be instantly identified without resorting [...] Tweet Dr. Mahmoud Fikri, Executive Director for Health Policies at the Ministry of Health, reported that the UAE Ministry of Health has declared that the required conditions ascertained by the health authorities for Haj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia this year. The health procedures designed by Saudi Arabia were to ensure the security and safety of [...] Tweet An expert from the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has given advice for pregnant females in order to avoid performing the Haj pilgrimage in the first and last 3 months of pregnancy. According to Dr Shamsah Abdullah, Consultant of Obstetrics and Gynecology at (HMC) pregnancy does not prevent females from performing Haj rituals unless they suffer from [...] Tweet According to Dr. Khalid Obaid Zafar, Director General of Health Affairs of the Makkah region and a member of the Central Haj Committee, Makkah is hosting three million pilgrims coming for Haj this year. So the hospitals and the medical staffs are getting ready for this great event. Dr. Zafar said in an interview that the [...] Tweet According to, Makkah Health Affairs Director ,Dr. Khaled bin Obaid Zafar, during this Haj season a number of hospitals, health centers and clinics will be providing the pilgrims with more than three thousand beds. On Monday, Zafar said in a report that “This year’s health plan for Haj consists of preventive, curative and emergency services to [...] Tweet The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia announced that three individuals died in the kingdom, through the last two weeks, from swine flu. However, the Ministry confirmed that the disease is not representing any threats. The announcement came just two weeks before the beginning of Haj season. |
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