(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Hospitals and medical staff in Makkah and the holy sites are geared up for pilgrims coming on Hajj this year, according to Dr. Khalid Obaid Zafar, Director General of Health Affairs of the Makkah Province and a member of the Central Hajj Committee.
In an interview with Saudi Gazette this week, Zafar said the hospitals are already fully operational. The facilities include King Abdul Aziz Hospital (272 beds), King Faisal Hospital (207 beds), Ibn Sina Hospital (200 beds), Maternity and Pediatric Hospital (300 beds), Hera General Hospital and Noor Specialist Hospital (526 beds in total).
There have also been five specialist centers opened for the treatment of people with disabilities, acute kidney cases, poison cases, and a very special laboratory for all kinds of medical tests, which is operational 24 hours.Zafar said the government’s medical plan this year includes the opening of seven hospitals in Mina and Arafat.
In Mina, there are the Mina General Hospital, Mina Bridge Hospital, Mina Valley Hospital, Mina New Street Hospital; while in Arafat the hospitals include Arafat General Hospital, Jabal Al-Rahmah (Mountain of Mercy) Hospital and Nimrah Hospital.
These hospitals are open 24 hours a day over the five days of Hajj.
Over and above this, there are 42 clinics in different locations in Mina and 32 clinics in Arafat.
A fleet of ambulances is always ready for any emergency. If any patient needs special treatment, then Noor Specialist Hospital is available, Zafar was quoted as saying by Saudi Gazette in a report published today.
He added that mobile dispensaries are also available for any form of emergency treatment.
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