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Lagos Begins Medical Screening Of Intending Muslim Pilgrims To 2024 Hajj

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April 29, 2024
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Saudi Arabia Slashes 2024 Hajj Fare, Other Charges For Nigerian Pilgrims

Muslim pilgrims circle around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque to perform the Tawaf as part of the Hajj in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Decemebr 3, 2008. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from all over the world are flocking to Mecca to perform the annual hajj or pilgrimage. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board will tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 begin medical screening and vaccination exercise for the intending pilgrims to this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia.

The Secretary of the board, Mr. Saheed Onipede disclosed this in a statement issued at the weekend.

He said the screening exercise is designed to ascertain the health status of each pilgrim in fulfillment of the requirements for international travel.

Onipede emphasised that medical officials from the the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) would screen the pilgrims for diabetes, malaria, typhoid, Hepatitis B, pregnancy tests, etc. while officials from Port Health Service (PHS) in the Federal Ministry of Health would vaccinate them against diseases such as polio, meningitis and yellow fever.

The screening exercise which will be carried out on local government by local government basis starts at 8.00 am daily from Tuesday, April 30 and ends May 9, 2024, at the Shamsi Adisa Thomas (SAT) Mosque hall, Old Secretariat, GRA, Ikeja.

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According to the schedule, intending pilgrims from Agege, Amuwo Odofin, Badagry and Mushin LGAs would be screened and vaccinated on Tuesday, April 30.

It would be the turn of Ajeromi Ifelodun, Eti-Osa, Kosofe and Oshodi-Isolo on Thursday, May, 2 while Alimosho, Epe, Ifako-ijaiye and Lagos Mainland would have theirs on Monday, May 6, 2024.

Intending pilgrims from Apapa, Surulere, Ikeja and Lagos Island LGAs shall be vaccinated on Tuesday, May 7. Shomolu, Ojo and Ikorodu would have their turn on Wednesday, 8th of May while all outstandings and leftovers would be attended to on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

He explained that the collection of results and consultations by medical doctors shall also go on simultaneously at the venue.

Onipede urged the pilgrims to make themselves available for the screening exercise because it is one of the important stages in the Hajj process.

He warned that any pilgrim that fails to appear for the screening would forfeit the chance of performing the Hajj rites through the state.

He also noted that the exercise would help them to know their health status and allow the doctors to prescribe appropriate drugs and manage them effectively during their stay in the Holy Land.

Meanwhile, the Board’s scribe has appealed to the intending pilgrims to be good ambassadors of the state in particular and Nigerian in general while in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

He stated this while monitoring the ongoing weekend lectures/sensitisation programme across the Local Government Areas of the state.

The programme which was kick-started at Badagry Local Government penultimate week is aimed at educating the intending pilgrims, especially the first timers, on the requirements of Hajj rites as well as the do’s and don’t involve with travelling to a foreign land.

He appealed to them not to travel to the Holy Land with prohibited items such as hard drugs, cola nut, bitter cola, etc. or collect bags from strangers.

According to him, authorities in Saudi Arabia do not tolerate trafficking of banned substances and anyone caught is severely dealt with or given capital punishment.

In the same vein, the Board has started the distribution of two types of Ankara to the intending pilgrims through their respective Local Government Areas’ coordinators.

Onipede said that one of the fabrics would be worn by them during the one-day seminar usually held at De-Blue Roof, Lagos Television (LTV) ground, Ikeja and on departure to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia while the second type shall be worn on their return trip to Nigeria after completing the Hajj rites.

The Ankara encourages uniformity and serves as a means of identification for the pilgrims and officials of the state whilst in the Kingdom.
(vitalnewsngr.com)

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