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Award reflects efforts to ensure safety of pilgrims
Muscat: The Health Capability Award, which Oman won recently, reflects the integrated efforts to ensure the health and safety of Omani pilgrims. Efforts have been crowned with success in ensuring the safety of pilgrims and their physical ability to endure the rigors of the journey and perform Haj rituals safely.
These efforts are a result of the Sultanate of Oman's strict adherence to the health capacity requirements as part of the Haj registration and acceptance procedures. This success in ensuring the safety and health of Omani pilgrims led to the Sultanate of Oman receiving the Health Capability Award from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in recognition of its mission's efforts in providing distinguished health services to pilgrims during the 2025 Haj season.
According to Dr Ali bin Zayed al Busaidy, head of the Omani Haj delegation, the medical delegation was formed at the end of last December. The Saudi Ministry of Health received the scientific certificates for translation and certification, provided necessary vaccinations to pilgrims, approved and certified medications; and followed necessary procedures with Saudi authorities.
Health education efforts were also made to educate Omani pilgrims about their health before their departure to the Holy Land.
Dr Ali bin Zayed al Busaidy
Al Busaidy added that coordination with relevant authorities contributed to integration and cooperation to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims. The Omani side, in coordination with the relevant authorities in the Saudi Ministry of Health, ensured necessary health measures during the 1446 AH Haj season and endeavoured to adhere to required requirements. Contracts were signed with a company to supervise Omani Haj delegation services, making it the second country to sign supervision services according to Saudi health requirements. Contracts were implemented to provide ambulance transportation services and manage medical waste.
The Ministry of Health, with the support of the Omani Haj delegation, ensured that the Makkah Al Mukarramah clinic was equipped with all necessary medical equipment and devices to provide health, treatment and preventive services.
Ambulance centres in Mina and Arafat were also equipped to ensure health services during the pilgrims' stay. Patients were transferred to Saudi hospitals according to established procedures and inpatients were monitored daily to determine treatment plans and ensure adequate healthcare.
This achievement is the result of teamwork, integration and cooperation between the health sector and all relevant parties, reflecting the Sultanate of Oman's ongoing commitment to providing the highest standards of healthcare to ensure the health and safety of Omani pilgrims.
