The Delhi government on Wednesday held an emergency meeting with the heads of all major hospitals amid rising cases of heatstroke due to the scalding temperatures. The ministry of health and family welfare issued a health advisory as an intense heatwave swept northern parts of India with maximum temperatures touching more than 45 degrees Celsius in many areas. Later, on …
The Bombay High Court asked that the Haj Committee of India to implement its guidelines and announce the fares in advance to enable the pilgrims to choose the nearest economical embarkation point, in a batch of writ petitions filed by 180 Haj pilgrims concerning fares for Aurangabad EP for the Haj Pilgrimage, 2023. Had these rates been announced prior to …
The Union government has directed states/UTs and medical colleges to depute male and female Muslim doctors, dentists and paramedics working in government hospitals for monitoring the health of Haj Pilgrims. Apart from prior medical screening of the pilgrims before they embark on the journey, pilgrims will also be provided healthcare in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in health facilities along …