( MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) News report by Fawaz Esmairan JEDDAH, June 2 (KUNA) -- With the season of hajj or pilgrimage, the biggest religious gathering in the world, approaching, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is leaving no stone unturned in a bid to make proper security and health preparations and arrangements to serve pilgrims. All Saudi authorities involved are working in unison as a single group to provide all necessary services and facilities to pilgrims through watertight plans and extensive programs designed to ensure a safe and smooth season. Holy Capital Secretariat has already put into action blueprints and measures to provide high-quality services to the pilgrims visiting the Grand Mosque, deploying 11,800 personnel and workers.
It revealed that it has equipped 28 municipal service centers at all holy sites where pilgrims should visit while performing one of the main religious obligations in Islam, in addition to emergency teams who are to be on standby around the clock. Furthermore, the secretariat has deployed central groups to respond to looming emergencies and to monitor markets, shops, and restaurants, along with sanitation and hygiene facilities. On its part, the Saudi Ministry of Health has put 16 hospitals and 123 health centers as well as five makeshift clinics on high alert in Mecca and other holy sites.
In addition, 155 well-equipped ambulances and 33 medical support teams have been put into action in an effort to ensure the safety, security and.
