The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria has confirmed that it has received approval to operate two main clinics in Makkah for the meantime.
This was contained in a statement made available by the Commission’s 2024 Hajj Health Committee on Sunday.
The statement said the Saudi Ministry of Health revealed the development through its medical consultants attached to Ithra Alkhair company, NAHCON’s Service Providers, otherwise known as Mu’assasa.
NAHCON disclosed that the two main clinics are those located at Masfala/Kudai and Shari’e Al-Mansour areas, adding that they serve as the Medical Head offices.
The statement indicated: “The approval letter was received by Dr. Abubakar Adamu Isma’eel, NAHCON’s Head of Medical Mission for the 2024 Hajj Season.”
Meanwhile, approval to start running three other outpost clinics: Triage Outposts 1, 2 and 3, is still being awaited.
Dr. I. Isma’eel expressed hope that within the next 48 hours to 72 hours, the three outposts would also receive full approval to operate optimally.
The proposed outposts, the statement added, are located at Nasarawa, Ogun/Oyo and Borno Houses respectively.
NAHCON assured that the GPS of the outpost locations will be made available to the Nigerian pilgrims within hours of approval.
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The Commission said: “It should be noted that the outposts are strategically situated within Pilgrims’ Hotel clusters to aid accessibility.
“NAHCON has already deployed its team of professional medics who are set to provide healthcare services to Nigerian Pilgrims.
“Accordingly, the Commission solicits cooperation of the Nigerian Pilgrims for the measures put in place to succeed.”