“A high degree of professionalism and dedication were demonstrated in all Haj services during the pilgrimage this year,” said Hany Helal, minister of higher education and state for scientific research of Egypt and chairman of the country’s official Haj delegation, in a letter addressed to the health minister.
Appreciating the king’s efforts for the wonderful Haj services, the minister said that he prays for the good health of the king and for the prosperity of the Saudi nation.
Thanking King Abdullah, Abdul Karim Abdullah Al Zarooni, chief of Haj Mission of the United Arab Emirates, offered a bouquet of thanks on behalf of the Arab world for the quality health care services offered to all pilgrims without any discrimination on the score of their nationalities or color.
“By completing a successful Haj, Saudi Arabia has shown that it is a real leader in the Arab world that can look after the welfare of the pilgrims,” said Mohammed Soussi, chairman of the Tunisian Haj Mission. Soussi,who had performed Haj six times since 1993, said that he saw new developments in the holy areas every time he came for Haj. Sousi,who visited the health facilities in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, said that he was happy to note that advanced health facilities were available for pilgrims and the Saudi Red Crescent played an important role in ferrying the sick pilgrims.”
Elias Serenli, head of the Turkish mission, said the Health Ministry has made adequate preparation to meet the health needs of the pilgrims. “The young and the old, including sick women, were well looked after by the health officials,” said Serenli. Muhammad Aqeel from South Africa said the pilgrims were given world class treatment and health officials were able to communicate with the patients in their own language, which was really a plus point to understand the ailments of the patients.
Rooney Bozam bin Abdul Mali, chairman of the Haj medical mission in Malaysia, said the services provided were beyond excellent.
“Be it Makkah, Madinah or any other place within the holy cities, health officials were courteous in treating the patients,” he said.
Nasser Al-Mohsen Baedem, head of the medical mission from Yemen, said that he took part in the consultative meetings held at Al-Noor Hospital in Makkah for the foreign Haj medical missions and was amazed at the manner in which the health care arrangements were made to accommodate pilgrims coming from all parts of the globe.
“It was a job well done and our heartiest congratulations on this splendid achievement which was solely due to proper planning and intelligent implementation.”
