Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah Karkaman signed off on the plan, which will be implemented from Dul Hijjah 14 (Nov. 20).
The plan, according to Taif health affairs spokesman Saeed Al-Zahrani, is aimed at increasing the accessibility of 10 health centers on pilgrim routes by operating them around the clock.
He said four facilities, including the Zulam, Radwan, Al-Ateef and airport centers, as well as Al-Muwaih General Hospital, would be working along the Riyadh-Taif road.
Al-Zahrani said the Qiya, Shaqsan and Alsir centers would operate along the South Road, Al-Sail Road would have two health facilities and Al-Hada Road would be facilitated by the Al-Miqat center.
Al-Zahrani said the plan also involved reinforcing emergency wards in hospitals with enough manpower and equipment to deal with any emergency situation. He added that both public and private hospitals were asked to set up mobile teams to respond to any rescue call around the clock.
The spokesman said health teams would be patrolling the major roads, especially at peak times, and added that all health centers would have ambulances to transfer serious cases to larger hospitals.
