Jakarta: The government of Indonesia has sent 57 tons of medicines for its Hajj pilgrims when they perform the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year, Antara News reported.
“The 57 tons of medicines put in 3,680 pillboxes arrived at health clinics in Makkah yesterday (Monday),” Chief of the Hajj Health Center at the Health Ministry Eka Jusup Singka said.
The Hajj Health Center will make available a variety of medicines to Indonesian Hajj pilgrims, suffering from light to chronic diseases, during their stay in the Holy Land, he stated.
All the medications have been adjusted to various conditions based on experiences in the previous years, as well as to the current and future characteristics of Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, he noted.
“The medicines are for various diseases, including hypertension, heart disease, psychiatric disorder, and cough, as well as vitamin pills,” Singka explained.
Such medicines are also found in medicine boxes in 507 flight batches equipped with medical workers. Besides medicines, the Hajj Health Center also prepared 268 medical workers to provide health counseling and services, including intensive care services for Hajj pilgrims.
The first batch of Indonesian Hajj pilgrims this year is scheduled to leave for Saudi Arabia on Friday.
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