Haj mission's H1N1 measures lauded
Saudi official praises the preventive measures taken by the Medical Committee of the UAE official Haj mission and its continuous follow-up on the health of all the UAE's pilgrims
Makkah: A Saudi official praised the preventive measures taken by the Medical Committee of the UAE official Haj mission and its continuous follow-up on the health of all the UAE's pilgrims.
Dr Ahmad Al Khlaiwi, Director of the Infectious Diseases Unit at the Saudi Health Ministry, said the committee's procedures are commendable in terms of preparations, arrangements and precautionary measures to face any emergency.
"The procedures and preparations by the committee have exceeded our expectations because they are the best measures that would be taken," Al Khlaiwi said.
The statement came after a visit by Al Khlaiwi and a Saudi delegation to the premises of the UAE official Haj mission. They met Dr Abdul Kareem Al Zarouni, head of the Medical Committee and a number of the mission's officials. They discussed the UAE national medical plan to combat the H1N1 virus and the steps and procedures taken by the committee and the mission to protect the country's pilgrims against this virus so that they can perform their pilgrimage rituals and return home safely.
Al Khlaiwi expressed admiration for the preventive plan and procedures taken by the committee starting from vaccinating pilgrims against swine flu, meningitis and seasonal flu.
