The
Deputy Minister for Public Health and the Head of the Hajj Curative
Medicine Committee, Dr. Ziad bin Ahmed Memish, said that the health
situation is reassuring, and there are no epidemic diseases among
pilgrims thankfully so far.
In addition, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has not yet recorded any
cases of meningitis or food poisoning in the Holy Sites, expressing his
hope that the health situation continues as it is now so that the
pilgrimage season passes safely without recording any epidemic or
quarantine diseases.
Within the same vein, Dr. Memish announced at a news conference
held on Tuesday that the Kingdom has updated its health requirements
this year after following up and monitoring the global heath situation
throughout the year in collaboration with the World Health Organization
(WHO) and the research and diseases centers in America and Europe.
In addition, Dr. Memish underscored that the MOH has launched a
huge awareness campaign targeting the countries from which the pilgrims
come, adding that such campaigns focus on the pilgrimage ports and
areas; contributing significantly to obtaining such good fruits so far.
Within the same vein, Dr. Memish pointed out that based upon the
MOH’s accumulated experiences and study of cases with Coronavirus, the
Ministry advices the elderly people, patients with chronic diseases,
pregnant women and children to postpone the performance of Hajj, after
founding that 75% of the Coronavirus deaths which are recorded locally
and globally occur amidst such segments of people.
Moreover, Dr. Memish underscored that the Ministry is currently
working on preparation and implementation of 10 studies expected to help
in dealing with the pilgrims and contributing to the development of
solutions to any emergent health problems, especially the infectious and
epidemic diseases which attract the attention of the Ministry, noting
that some of such studies are related to Coronavirus while others are
related to meningitis and the other viruses widely spread in the world.
Furthermore, Dr. Memish mentioned that the study teams have ended
the first phase, during which random samples were taken from pilgrims
coming from abroad, noting that the second phase will kick off on
Thursday 12/12/1434H (corresponding to 17/10/2013) by taking samples
from the pilgrims before their departure to make sure that they are free
from diseases and to recognize their health status.
http://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/MediaCenter/News/Pages/news-2013-10-16-005.aspx
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