The Minister of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabiah, approved the infrastructure project for Al-Noor Specialized Hospital in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, with an amount of 120 million riyals, and the development and equipping of operating rooms in the hospital with an amount of 40 million riyals. The Minister affirmed, during an inspection visit he carried out on the evening of the Monday in the Holy Capital Hospitals, that his ministry is honored to provide services
Therapeutic for pilgrims and visitors to the Sacred House of God in the blessed month of Ramadan according to an organized health plan starting from the entrances to the land and the air of Makkah during their presence in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, as it provides hospitals and health centers and the recruitment of integrated medical teams to serve them around the clock. He explained that five emergency health centers were operated inside The Grand Mosque and five ambulance centers in the outer courtyards of the sanctuary for worshipers.
Regarding receiving more pilgrims during the night of sealing the Qur’an at the Sacred Mosque, Al-Rabiah said that the ministry has sufficient experience through the experience of previous years, indicating that the health plan included taking into account the large numbers of arrivals and all workers are ready to provide more in order to provide a healthy umbrella for visitors to the House of God forbidden. In the context of the health status of the visitors, the minister stated that everyone is in good health and no epidemic diseases were recorded among the visitors, praising the great efforts he witnessed during his tour of all officials and workers in the "health of Makkah Al-Mukarramah".
On Monday, Dr. Al-Rabiah visited the Holy Capital Hospitals, accompanied by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning, Head of the Preparatory Hajj Committees, Dr. Muhammad Al-Khushaim, the Director General of Health Affairs in the Makkah Region, Dr. Khaled Zafar, the Deputy Director General, Dr. Talib Al-Hujaili, and the Assistant General Manager of Engineering Affairs, Engineer Ibrahim Sadaka.
The tour started with a visit from the Ajyad Emergency Hospital during which the patients were lost and the services provided to them, especially because of its proximity to the Sacred Mosque and listened to an explanation from the hospital director, Dr. Abdul Rahman Bakhsh. Then he visited the King Faisal Hospital building project and listened to an explanation about the project from the hospital director, Dr. Ahmed Al-Kharoubi.
He also toured the new King Abdulaziz Hospital tower project and listened to an explanation about the project and its stages from the hospital director, Dr. Hani Al-Beheiri, and carried out a similar visit to Hira General Hospital and reviewed the work progress in the new emergency department from the hospital director, Dr. Walid Abdel Halim Hussein.
