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MAKKAH — Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry says it has offered medical services,through hospitals and health centers in Makkah and Madinah, to 43,425 pilgrims.
Typical Arafat Day.
Photo credit: National Day.
It added that hospitals and health centers provided specialized treatment to pilgrims, including five open-heart surgeries, 66 cardiac catheterizations, 182 dialysis procedures, 95 surgical operations, and the admission of 297 pilgrims, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.
One birth was registered by the ministry, and the Virtual Health Hospital provided a number of virtual services, including four-stroke diagnoses, and 743 pilgrims benefited from instant counseling services (Sehaty).
Authorities of the Ministry Of Health said they had prepared health facilities in Makkah, Al Madinah, and the holy sites to provide treatment services to pilgrims.
According to Saudi Gazettee,the number of hospitals reached were 23, supported by 147 health centers, adding that clinical capacity increased to 4,654 beds.
They also disclosed tha the number of beds allocated for intensive care reached 1,080 and those designated for heat strokes was 238, while the number of health cadres qualified to serve the pilgrims was about 2,5000 practitioners.
The ministry has prepared medical points on Al Mashaer Train and Al Haramain Train intensified its efforts in the central area of the Holy Mosque in Makkah, providing 180 ambulances, and setting up 16 emergency centers on the Jamarat Bridge facility in Mina, the officials added.
Meanwhile, feelers from Saudi Arabia indicate that pilgrims attending 2022 Hajj operations, including those from Nigeria, have started arriving Muna from Makkah in continuation of the last lap of their pilgrimage to the holy land, before their performance of the Hajj proper.
History has it that Muna is the historic mountain in Makkah, is where pilgrims all over the world usually commence during the last lap of their pilgrimage rites to observe Arafat Day.
Known as the“City of Tents” Muna is a valley and neighborhood located in the Masha’er district in the Makkah Province of Saudi Arabia, 8 kilometres southeast of the city of Makkah, covering an area of approximately 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi).
Muna incorporates the tents, the Jamarat area and the slaughter houses, outside thet tent city.
The three Jamarat, located in the Mina valley are the location of the Stoning of the Devil, performed between sunrise and sunset in the final days of the Hajj.
The stone throwing ritual commemorates the Islamic Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)’s stoning of the devil, who wanted to prevent him from carrying out the command of Allāh to sacrifice his son, Isma’il (Ishmael).
Source:Saudi Gazette.
