Some Muslim Scholars Urge Authorities to Postpone the Hajj and Umrah Due to 2009 H1N1

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Translation: Arabic ? English
فى حواره مع برنامج القاهرة اليوم مساء أمس
الجبلى يطالب بتقليل أعداد الحجاج
الأحد، 28 يونيو 2009 - 13:39


الجبلى: لدى الوزارة خطة سيتم تنفيذها فى حالة تزايد حالات الإصابة بأنفلونزا الخنازير
كتب محمود المملوك


قال الدكتور حاتم الجبلى وزير الصحة، إنه مهتم بالأساس بتوفير أكبر قدر من الحماية لصحة المصريين فى ظل انتشار مرض أنفلونزا الخنازير مع تزايد رحلات الحج والعمرة موضحاً "أنا لا سياحة تفرق معايا ولا أرباح شركات تفرق معايا، ولكن وفقاً للمادة 16 و17 من الدستور، فإنى مسئول سياسياً عن حماية صحة المواطنين".

وأضاف الجبلى فى حواره مع برنامج "القاهرة اليوم" أمس: "حالياً الوضع لا يثير القلق لأن أمريكا مثل السعودية جاءت منها حالات مصابة، إلا أنه قد يتطلب الأمر اتخاذ إجراءات وقائية جديدة، لافتاً إلى أنه تلقى اتصالاً مع زهير جرانة وزير السياحة، وتم عقد اجتماع مع عدد من ممثلى الشركات السياحية وطلبت منهم عدم الارتباط بمواعيد محددة حتى يمكنهم استرداد أموالهم، كذلك تقليل أعداد المعتمرين والحجاج.

وقال الجبلى إن لدى الوزارة خطة سيتم تنفيذها فى حالة تزايد حالات الإصابة بالمرض وتفشى الوباء خلال موسمى الحج والعمرة، تقوم على نقل الركاب بطائرة واحدة فقط فى اليوم وقيام باخرة واحدة كل 3 أيام بدلاً من 12 ساعة.

In the dialogue with Egypt on Sunday evening
Mountain calls to reduce the number of pilgrims
Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 13:39


Mountain: the Ministry's plan will be implemented in case of increasing the incidence of swine flu Mahmoud Al-owned


Dr Hatem el-Gabali, Minister of Health, said that he was interested mainly to provide the greatest degree of protection for the health of Egyptians in the outbreak of swine flu with the increase in Hajj and Umrah trips, saying that "I do not differentiate Ma'aya tourism companies do not differentiate Ma'aya profits, but in accordance with Article 16 and 17 of the Constitution, I politically responsible for the protection of the health of citizens. "

The mountain in the dialogue with the "Cairo Today" yesterday: "Currently the situation is worrying because the U.S. such as Saudi Arabia came from infected cases, it may be required to take new preventive measures, he received a telephone with Zoheir Garranah, Minister of Tourism, was held Meeting with representatives of a number of tourist companies and asked them not to link specific dates so that they can recover their money, as well as reducing the numbers of pilgrims and pilgrims.

The mountain that the Ministry's plan will be implemented in case of increasing the incidence of the disease and the outbreak of the epidemic during the Hajj and Umrah seasons, based on the transport of passengers by only one day and the ship once every 3 days instead of 12 hours.

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Re: Some Muslim Scholars Urge Authorities to Postpone the Hajj and Umrah Due to 2009 H1N1

Translation: Arabic ? English
الصحة تطالب السياحة بـ"طبيب" مع كل رحلة عمرة
الخميس، 2 يوليو 2009 - 23:30


تلقت وزارة السياحة خطابا من وزارة الصحة تطلب فيه تخصيص طبيب مع كل رحلة عمرة، وضرورة إجراء فحص طبى للمعتمرين قبل سفرهم. وأوصت الوزارة ـ فى خطابها ـ بعدم السماح بسفر مرضى الصدر والقلب والكبد والكلى، لأن مصابى هذه الأمراض أكثر عرضة للإصابة بفيروس إيه (إتش 1 إن 1) المعروف بأنفلونزا الخنازير.

وقال أسامة عشرى وكيل أول وزارة السياحة إنه فور تلقى خطاب وزارة الصحة، دعا إلى اجتماع عاجل للجنة الأزمات بوزارة السياحة والتى تضم فى عضويتها أعضاء لجنة السياحة الدينية فى غرفة الشركات السياحية.

وأضاف أنه تم خلال الاجتماع عرض خطاب وزارة الصحة والوقوف على آخر الاستعدادات لموسم العمرة، مشيرا إلى أن وزارة السياحة كانت قد تقدمت بطلب لوزارة الصحة لإقامة مقرات صحية دائمة تابعة لوزارة الصحة فى المدينة المنورة ومكة المكرمة على نفقة وزارة السياحة لمتابعة الحالة الصحية للمعتمرين خلال موسم العمرة.

وأشار العشرى إلى أنه فى حالة موافقة وزارة الصحة على هذا الطلب سيكون هذا القرار سهل التنفيذ، منوها إلى أن شركات السياحة تنظم ما بين 20 إلى 50 رحلة عمرة يوميا، حيث سيكون تواجد بعثة طبية دائمة أفضل للمعتمرين. يأتى هذا بعد قرار وزير السياحة زهير جرانة بإلزام شركات السياحة باستخراج وثيقة تأمين صحية لكل معتمر تضمن له العلاج فى أرقى المستشفيات بالسعودية ومصر.

Health tourism calls the "doctor" with a minor
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 23:30


The Ministry of Tourism has received a letter from the Ministry of Health requesting the allocation of a doctor with a minor, the need for a medical examination of the pilgrims before their travel. And recommended that the ministry not to allow the travel of her patients, chest, heart, liver and kidney, because these diseases are injured are more likely to be infected with A (H 1 that 1) swine flu known.
Osama al-digit, first undersecretary of the Ministry of Tourism, as soon as he received the letter of the Ministry of Health, called for an urgent meeting of the Ministry of Tourism Crisis Committee whose membership includes members of the Tourism Committee in the Chamber of religious tourism.

Had been presented during the meeting a letter of the Ministry of Health and find the latest preparations for the pilgrimage season, pointing out that the Tourism Ministry had submitted a request to the Ministry of Health to establish a permanent headquarters for the Health Ministry of Health in Medina and Mecca at the expense of the Ministry of Tourism for the follow-up health status of the pilgrims during the pilgrimage season .

The decimal in the event that approval of the Ministry of Health to this request would be easy to implement this resolution, noting that the tourism companies organize between 20 to 50 flights a day old, will be the presence of the permanent medical best for pilgrims. This comes after the decision of the Minister of Tourism Zuhair Garrana tourism companies to compel an insurance recovery and health of each Moatamer ensure the best treatment in a hospital in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

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International Experts Call on Governments to Postpone Islam's Major and Minor Pilgrimages for Swine Flue Most Vulnerable Groups




By Tarek Amin and agencies 6/ 7/ 2009


International experts in epidemiology and infectious diseases, according to the Cairo-based Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), have called on governments to postpone this year's Islamic Major and Minor Pilgrimages for the groups most vulnerable to the H1N1 virus known as swine flu pandemic, such as the elderly, pregnant women, persons suffering from chronic diseases and children.

The team of experts has recommended the continuous search for positive cases of the virus appropriately in all Saudi airports and ports in order to limit the spread of the disease.

They also recommended continuing using currently-applied measures - such as thermal cameras and provisional quarantine - strengthening both surveillance and reporting systems in Saudi Arabia, and using electronic systems to convey information by setting up an advanced and integrated distance communication network in the kingdom. The aim is to monitor the spread of infectious diseases, including the virus, and to ensure that they are warded off on time.

The experts also recommended using the vaccine against the virus as soon as it is available and allowing using it on pilgrims and health-care providers during both kinds of pilgrimages.

They also called on all pilgrims to take care of their personal hygiene.

The experts stressed that the Saudi Ministry of Health and the medical missions going with the pilgrims must provide enough antiviral drugs to treat and prevent the pandemic, and must supply enough personnel and technical capacities to laboratories in order to deal with a possible rise in the number of cases during the Major and the Minor Pilgrimages.

Finally, the experts also stressed that the Ministry and the missions should provide adequate facilities for quarantining cases.

Meanwhile, Egypt has announced four new cases of H1N1, thus raising the total number of cases in the country ? according to a Health Ministry official - to 78.


Translated from the Arabic by Eltorjoman International