This Is The First Patient Of KKHI Mecca, Not From Among The Prospective Hajj Pilgrims And Is Suspected To Have Been Sick From Indonesia

Illustration of the 2022 hajj pilgrimage. (UNSPLASH Photo)

JAKARTA - Medical officers at the Indonesian Hajj Health Office received their first patient on Saturday, June 11. The first patient was not from among the prospective pilgrims.

The first patient was a Hajj Organizing Officer (PPIH). KKHI officers suspect that the patient has been sick since he was in Indonesia.

"It seems that the illness has come from Indonesia, but on the way it felt quite heavy to carry out activities, so the officer came to KKHI for treatment," said KKHI Mecca Medical Services Coordinator, Romi Akbar Muchtar, as quoted by Antara.

The patient is known to be 58 years old who arrived at KKHI Mecca on Friday, June 10, at 16:45 Saudi Arabian time. He came with a complaint of wound infection in one of the limbs.

Romi said the patient has been treated in the Emergency Room (IGD) well and is in the process of recovering. "Alhamdulillah, friends from doctors, nurses and assisted by specialist doctors received and provided services," he said.

Based on the results of the examination, said Romi, the patient must undergo a medical procedure in the form of cleaning the wound by a general surgeon on Saturday morning.

It is hoped that the patient can undergo a speedy recovery process, so that they can return to their activities as a Saudi Arabian PPIH team.

"Hopefully he will recover quickly, so this PPIH friend can return to his duties as usual," he said.

Even though KKHI's operations have only started today, health workers still provide good services for patient safety and recovery

"Indeed, our condition is still not operational, but God willing, we are always ready," he said.

He said the operational time was adjusted to the movement of prospective pilgrims who started leaving Medina to go to Mecca.

KKHI is scheduled to operate for 24 hours to receive referrals from the Hajj Health Workers (TKH) groups and from related sectors for further handling of pilgrims experiencing health problems.