MAKKAH: More than 77000 pilgrims benefited from the various health services provided by Saudi healthcare centres over the last five weeks, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday.
These services are part of the efforts made by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to provide integrated care to the guests of God during the Hajj season.
In a statistical report, the MoH said that the health services provided to the pilgrims from the first day of Dhu al-Qi’dah until the sixth day of the month covered medical and specialized clinics, dialysis centres, intensive care units, isolation units and pharmaceuticals.
As many as 16 open heart surgeries, 584 dialysis surgeries and 200 cardiac catheterizations were performed, said the report. It added that 1,745 pilgrims entered hospitals and medical centres to receive health care.
The MoH reaffirmed the commitment of the health system in Saudi Arabia to provide the highest levels of health care to pilgrims, through its medical and administrative staff, centres and health facilities in Makkah, Madinah and the holy sites, to ensure their safety and comfort during the Hajj season.
