Makkah (UNA) – Pilgrims of the Holy Mosque are performing the rituals of Hajj for this yr, 1446 AH, inside an built-in framework of providers offered by the Authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These providers accompany the pilgrims all through their journey—from their arrival within the Holy Land, by means of their motion through the pilgrimage rituals, till their departure after finishing their Hajj.
These high quality providers mirror the synergy and concord between know-how and human efforts to serve the Visitors of Allah and enrich the Hajj expertise, according to the sanctity and noble that means of this nice ritual.
On the degree of healthcare providers, the federal government designated a variety of superior hospitals and well being services geared up with all the mandatory applied sciences and medical tools to make sure pilgrims obtain the best ranges of care and rapid response to any emergencies.
Within the plain of Arafat, the place pilgrims stand on the ninth of Dhul Hijjah, a number of hospitals have been ready, together with the Mount Mercy Hospital and the Subject Medical Providers Hospital, which is likely one of the most distinguished medical service initiatives for this yr’s Hajj season. It has a capability of 100 beds and consists of complete services: 20 beds designated for warmth exhaustion circumstances, a full-fledged working room, an isolation room, and a cell medical unit geared up with 5 area clinics, a medical laboratory, a pharmacy, and moveable radiology tools—reflecting excessive readiness and complete preparedness to offer rapid and area healthcare to the Visitors of Allah.
In Mina, the place pilgrims spend the Days of Tashreeq, there are 4 hospitals: Emergency Hospital, Mina Bridge Hospital, Mina Al-Wadi Hospital, and Mina New Avenue Hospital, with a complete mattress capability exceeding 560 beds.
The location additionally consists of quite a lot of well being facilities and 16 emergency facilities on the Jamarat Bridge complicated.
These hospitals are supported by well being services within the metropolis of Makkah, together with King Abdulaziz Hospital, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, and King Abdullah Medical Metropolis.
Along with hospitals and well being facilities, the federal government has established built-in ambulance providers. The Saudi Crimson Crescent Authority activated the air ambulance service with 11 helicopters designated for transporting vital circumstances from the Grand Mosque and holy websites by means of 13 strategically positioned helipads to make sure fast medical response throughout all websites.
This service is supervised by greater than 120 certified personnel together with medical doctors and emergency medical technicians, working across the clock to offer pressing look after pilgrims.
Throughout the Hajj days, the Nationwide Unified Procurement Firm for Medical Provides (NUPCO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Well being and different well being authorities, ensures the movement of medical provides to over 136 well being services and cell models on the holy websites. Greater than 800 logistic journeys are carried out, overlaying roughly 2,000 medical gadgets, together with round 90 million models of medicines and medical provides.
To boost area response, NUPCO allotted a transport fleet of 62 vans below the direct supervision of a specialised area workforce comprising 184 workers to fulfill the wants of the well being sectors collaborating within the 1446 AH Hajj season.
The Ministry of Well being additionally devoted the Well being Contact Heart 937 through the Hajj season to serve the Visitors of Allah by responding to pilgrims’ well being inquiries and consultations and addressing studies and complaints.
The digital hospital “Seha” was launched to serve the pilgrims by means of an built-in bundle of digital well being providers based mostly on the most recent medical applied sciences and managed by certified medical personnel across the clock.
The hospital’s providers embrace a variety of superior digital medical options and specialised well being providers, together with distant stroke care, distant vital care, AI-supported radiology, telecardiology, and distant monitoring of coronary heart failure sufferers utilizing good units.
On the safety degree, the Hajj Safety Forces carry out their area duties all through the season to keep up the security and safety of the pilgrims.
Their efforts on the bottom are supported by a sophisticated aviation system that assists in safety, logistics, and humanitarian missions on the holy websites. That is carried out in coordination with varied navy, safety, and civil sectors to realize the best requirements of security and clean motion.
Collaborating businesses within the service of pilgrims make use of the most recent applied sciences in crowd administration, together with high-resolution satellite tv for pc imagery, geospatial synthetic intelligence (GeoAI), and real-time knowledge to watch and analyze human and visitors motion through the Hajj season, thereby enhancing the effectivity of crowd administration.
On this context, the SMART Makkah Operations Heart (SMART MOC) was launched within the metropolis of Makkah to help crowd administration and safety capabilities on the holy websites. It consists of the “Baseer” platform, which performs a pivotal position in monitoring, managing, and distributing crowds precisely inside the Two Holy Mosques setting, and the “Sawaher” and “Sawaher Qiyada” platforms, which give clever analytics of stay feeds from safety surveillance cameras within the holy websites and their entry routes. These platforms allow real-time area monitoring, massive knowledge evaluation to help decision-making, and improved safety efficiency.
The Civil Protection Emergency Forces additionally proceed their preparations on the Civil Protection Emergency Subject to mobilize all human and mechanical capabilities for the service and security of the Visitors of Allah.
For this yr’s Hajj, the Basic Directorate of Civil Protection launched the AI-enhanced drone “Saqr” for firefighting and rescue operations in excessive or hard-to-reach areas.
Concerning transportation providers, the Mashair Practice(The Holy Websites Practice)operates on 5 completely different motion patterns, specifically designed to match pilgrims’ actions between the holy websites based mostly on their particular rites. This makes it a globally distinctive transportation system, with the practice executing over 2,000 journeys through the Hajj season, aiming to move greater than two million passengers effectively and in an organized method based on these 5 plans.
The Mashair Practice connects 9 stations distributed throughout Arafat, Muzdalifah, and Mina. The ultimate station in Mina reaches the fourth ground of the Jamarat Bridge, enhancing the graceful movement and security of pilgrims.
The practice is likely one of the area’s main sustainable specialised transport initiatives, working a fleet of 17 trains with a capability of three,000 passengers per practice, enabling the transport of over 72,000 passengers per hour. This contributes to lowering congestion on the holy websites, reducing carbon emissions, and providing a wise, protected, and environmentally pleasant transport expertise.
On the water providers degree, authorities businesses ensured that the holy websites have been absolutely provided with their water wants. On the Day of Tarwiyah, the Nationwide Water Firm pumped greater than 980,633 cubic meters of water by means of its networks in Makkah and the holy websites to serve the pilgrims through the 1446 AH Hajj season, with steady 24-hour provide to the networks and the services of the Grand Mosque.
The federal government additionally prioritized infrastructure growth, crowd movement facilitation, and enhancements in consolation, security, and total well-being to supply a distinguished and safe Hajj expertise that meets the best requirements of excellence in providers offered to the Visitors of Allah.
On this regard, the “Warmth Stress Mitigation Challenge” was launched within the Jabal al-Rahmah space, aiming to offer a snug setting for pilgrims by lowering temperatures throughout an space of 196,000 sq. meters, cooling the ambiance and minimizing the affect of direct daylight as pilgrims transfer and carry out their rituals. The mission included the set up of 1,200 sq. meters of shading constructions geared up with 129 mist followers to chill the air.
The “Mashair Pathway” mission was additionally applied in Muzdalifah, overlaying 170,000 sq. meters, with 103,000 sq. meters paved with eco-friendly rubber flooring to cut back warmth and bodily fatigue and reduce slipping hazards.
Relaxation areas for pilgrims have been additionally arrange alongside pedestrian routes between the holy websites, overlaying 28,000 sq. meters and together with 60 seats, 15 industrial kiosks, 25 mist followers, 29 umbrellas, 7,900 sq. meters of rubber flooring, and inexperienced areas — all contributing to the convenience and security of pilgrims whereas performing their rituals. Moreover, about 290,000 sq. meters have been planted with over 20,000 bushes, and a couple of,400 sq. meters have been allotted for the set up of water coolers.
This yr additionally noticed the alternative of concrete stairs in Mina with 32 escalators to ease the motion of pilgrims, particularly the aged and people with medical situations. Furthermore, the ablution services have been upgraded with the alternative of two,116 outdated single-level bathrooms and the development of 5,628 two-story bathrooms in 61 complexes.
Concerning lodging, the primary section of the two-story tent mission was applied this yr, offering over 20,000 sq. meters of housing in additional than 40 geared up buildings. Capability at Arafat was additionally expanded by getting ready over 27,000 sq. meters inside the authorized boundary to facilitate higher crowd group and versatile pilgrim distribution, particularly throughout peak instances.
To supply an optimum communication setting for pilgrims, greater than 35 websites have been upgraded and expanded inside the 5G community, and over 83 websites have been enhanced inside the superior 4G community. Moreover, VoLTE know-how was activated, enabling high-quality voice and video calls with improved knowledge transmission speeds.
Furthermore, 21 new websites have been established to enhance protection high quality within the holy websites, and 78 cell communication models have been deployed to offer further protection in high-density areas or areas with infrastructure challenges. Protection efforts additionally included the operation of 421 mounted websites and 77 cell towers to reinforce community high quality within the Grand Mosque and the holy websites, together with the availability of 998 Wi-Fi entry factors to make sure seamless and steady web connectivity for pilgrims.
To facilitate the efficiency of Hady and sacrificial rituals, the Saudi Challenge for the Utilization of Hady and Adahi (Adahi) accomplished its operational preparations for the 1446 AH Hajj season. The mission operates inside an built-in system that mixes non secular compliance, operational effectivity, and technological innovation, reflecting the Kingdom’s ongoing dedication to facilitating pilgrims’ rituals and selling compassion and humanitarian solidarity.
The mission capabilities by means of 7 slaughterhouse complexes spanning over 1 million sq. meters, with an operational capability exceeding 1 million animals inside 84 hours. It includes round 25,000 specialised personnel recruited from varied nations, together with 600 non secular consultants, over 500 veterinarians, 16,500 butchers and assistants, and 400 technicians specialised in refrigeration, electrical energy, mechanics, and equipment upkeep and operation.
By way of non secular steering, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Steering deployed quite a lot ofconsciousness cubicles in strategic areas throughout the holy websites to supply providers akin to: distributing publications and books, answering pilgrims’ questions, and offering audio and video communication with students — making certain fast entry to right non secular data on the proper time and place.
The ministry additionally allotted a toll-free hotline to allow pilgrims to speak with students remotely. Students reply to non secular inquiries from their areas throughout the Kingdom, increasing the scope of service supply with out requiring bodily presence.
Moreover, the ministry launched a pioneering initiative titled “Good Manasik Information,” a digital consciousness initiative aimed toward facilitating the understanding and efficiency of Hajj and Umrah rituals. It includes distributing a sophisticated digital model of the Hajj and Umrah guide utilizing trendy applied sciences, accessible at key areas in Makkah, the holy websites, the Miqats, and border entry factors.
The Basic Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque additionally ready an enrichment program to help three consecutive sermons — Arafah, Eid al-Adha, and Friday — that align with this yr’s Hajj season (1446 AH). The sermons have been translated into 35 worldwide languages, focusing on greater than 20 million viewers and beneficiaries.
The Presidency developed instructional and steering applications to complement pilgrims’ experiences, along with different applications reaching over 25 million followers, viewers, and beneficiaries by means of digital platforms, good apps, and media channels.
