The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health has donated 300 units of malaria test kits to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Medical Mission-operated clinics catering to the health needs of Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah for this year’s Hajj.
The donation was made by the representatives of the ministry who paid a courtesy visit to NAHCON’s main clinic at the Al-Musafireen Hotel at Misfala Kudai, Makkah.
The Head of NAHCON’s Medical Mission for the 2024 Hajj, Dr. Abubakar Adamy Isma’eel, received the visiting Saudi officials.
The visit, according to NAHCON Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara, followed the recognition of the commission’s clinics in the Holy City as highly responsible and professional.
“This confidence reposed in the Commission’s primary healthcare system was created by responsible synergy between NAHCON’s health workforce and those of the Saudi MoH via a two-way communication/action strategy; if NAHCON clinics refer serious cases to any of the Saudi hospitals, they stabilise the patients, then return them to NAHCON clinics for continued clinical observation. This reduces the bed occupancy at Saudi hospitals,” Usara stated.
She added that “the sharing of original malaria test kits with NAHCON clinics to facilitate early diagnosis for prompt treatment indicates the level of confidence earned by the Kingdom’s Health Ministry by the NAHCON health facilities.”
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