New Delhi: As many as 4,314 Indian girls are set to carry out Haj with out ‘Mehram (male companion)’ this 12 months, the most important for the reason that reform in 2018 which did away with the compulsion of a male companion with girls on the pilgrimage, officers mentioned. In a primary, the Minority Affairs Ministry has additionally made complete preparations for the well being of the Haj pilgrims with well being desks at airports and medical screening by authorities docs.
With a view to make sure high quality well being assist to pilgrims, the Ministry of Minority Affairs is collaborating with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for complete well being preparations for pilgrims planning to go to Mecca.
Each 12 months, Saudi Arabia hosts round 25 lakh to 30 lakh pilgrims from throughout the globe to go to Mecca and India sends the third largest contingent of pilgrims on the planet.
Such giant variety of pilgrims additionally poses distinctive public well being challenges, and the medical necessities of the pilgrims in Mecca, Madina, and Jeddah have to be well-cared for, an announcement issued by the ministry mentioned.
For the current 12 months, a quota of 1,75,025 pilgrims has been allotted to India. The first flight for the pilgrimage from India will start on May 21.
With a view to make sure complete and high quality providers to the pilgrims, Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani and Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya have undertaken a collection of conferences accompanied by officers from each ministries.
In the final three months, greater than 10 conferences have been organized on the topic between each the ministries and an in depth plan of motion has been finalized, the assertion mentioned.
The Health Ministry accordingly has issued instructions to all states on March 21, whereby they’ve been suggested to offer for medical screening and health certificates for applicant pilgrims and an in depth format for such screening has been despatched to the states.
With a view to help the candidates, this 12 months the medical screening and health certificates by the applicant may be issued by any authorities allopathic medical physician within the States/UTs. This will ease the method of getting the medical screening certificates throughout the nation.
Further, it has been directed that states and district well being authorities may also arrange camps for the chosen pilgrims whereby the pre-departure detailed Medical Examination and Vaccination may also be supplied, the assertion mentioned.
A well being card for all of the pilgrims may also be issued in these camps which can look at the chosen pilgrims for his or her current well being standing, the prevailing illnesses/co-morbidities, if any.
It is deliberate that the well being standing can be made obtainable to the medical groups in Saudi Arabia by way of digital means for well timed well being service supply in case of any emergency.
Each state has accordingly been suggested to appoint a Nodal Officer for coordinating the actions in collaboration with the State Minority Welfare Department.
The Ministry of Health will procure and supply the required variety of Quadrivalent Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccine (QMMV) and the Seasonal Influenza Vaccines (SIV) to the pilgrims.
Health desks may also be arrange in any respect departing airports for coordinating well being wants of the pilgrims throughout the departure, the assertion mentioned.
With a view to plan the requirement of well being infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, the Health Ministry can be sending a workforce of senior clinicians throughout the first week of April 2023, to plan for the requirement of short-term hospitals, dispensaries, pharmacies and camps as wanted in Mecca, Madina, Jeddah, Arafat and on the core ritual website of Mina. The workforce will assess the requirement of specialists, docs and paramedical employees primarily based on their subject evaluation, the assertion mentioned.
The workforce will look at the necessity for medical tools and medicines for these well being services and the identical can be procured and made obtainable by the Health Ministry.
To guarantee high quality, the obtainable medicines from Jan Aushadhi shops can be procured and supplied in these services, the assertion mentioned.
The Health Ministry has additionally addressed all states and Union Territories to additionally receive record of keen authorities medical and paramedical professionals who can be chosen primarily based on the standards of their expertise, specialization and fascinating {qualifications} for manning these well being services.
The chosen well being professionals may also be extensively oriented on the anticipated well being wants of the pilgrims to make sure high quality well being service supply, the assertion mentioned.
The pilgrims can be screened for a variety of medical points to be able to deal with any emergency successfully and shortly, which can come up throughout the pilgrimage.
The collaborative efforts accomplished by Minority Affairs Ministry and the Health Ministry is predicted to make sure easing the method of acquiring medical screening and health certificates and vaccination moreover well timed and high quality healthcare providers from level of embarkation until their return again to India, the assertion mentioned.
