The Ministry of Health has provided treatment services through hospitals and health centers in Makkah, Arafat, Muzdalifah, Mina, Jamarat and Taif for pilgrims, whose number reached (78,433) pilgrims since the first day of the month of Dhul-Qa’dah until yesterday.
The Ministry stated that the pilgrims benefited from quality specialized treatment services, as hospitals and health centers provided a range of services, including (8) open-heart surgeries, (155) cardiac catheterization, while (345) dialysis and (10) endoscopy and 230 surgeries were performed, while 732 pilgrims were admitted to hospitals.
The Virtual Health Hospital also participated in providing a number of virtual services, including (8) cases of stroke diagnosis, (1) one case for remote critical care and (70) cases of remote radiology, while the number of beneficiaries of immediate consultation services (Sehati app) reached 1859 pilgrims until the end of the day of Arafat.
It is worth mentioning that during this year’s Hajj season 1443 Hijri (2022), the Ministry of Health prepared its health facilities in Makkah, the holy sites and Madinah to provide treatment services to the pilgrims, as the number of hospitals reached (23) ones, supported by (147) health centers, and their clinical capacity increased to (4,654) beds, while the number of beds allocated for intensive care reached (1080), and those designated for heat strokes (238), and the number of health cadres qualified to serve the pilgrims reached about 25,000 practitioners.
The Ministry has also prepared medical points on the holy sites’ Train and Al-Haramain Train, and intensified its efforts in the central area of the Holy Grand Mosque in Makkah, in addition to providing (180) ambulances, and setting up 16 emergency centers on Jamarat Bridge facility in the holy site of Mina.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
