Commission IX Of The DPR Checks Makassar Embarkation Readiness To Depart Candidates For Hajj Pilgrims

MAKASSAR - A delegation from the House of Representatives Commission IX conducted a review of the Sudiang Hajj Dormitory in Makassar, South Sulawesi to check the readiness of the Makassar Embarkation in dispatching prospective pilgrims.

The chairman of the House Commission IX team, Charles Honoris, in Makassar, Wednesday, expressed his appreciation for the Makassar Embarkation Hajj Organizing Committee (PPIH), which he considered to be well prepared for the departure of the 2022 hajj pilgrims.

"We appreciate PPIH because of the readiness of the Makassar Embarkation, especially regarding the certainty of health services for God's guests, because our concentration this time is related to hajj health issues," he said as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, May 25.

He hopes that all health agencies and the Makassar Embarkation PPIH routinely provide education to prospective hajj pilgrims, especially regarding discipline and compliance with health protocols because this year's hajj season is still in the pandemic era.

The Commission IX team of the DPR has high hopes for all parties involved so that the implementation of the Hajj pilgrimage in 2022 can be better even though it is still in the pandemic era.

"Because if the implementation of the pilgrimage this year is successful, we all hope that the implementation of the pilgrimage next year can return to normal and our task is to ensure that all related matters run successfully and smoothly. The point is that coordination and synergy between all parties is very important for the smooth implementation of the pilgrimage. this year," he said.

Head of the South Sulawesi Health Service, Dr. Bachtiar Baso, who also received the group, said that his party ensured that JCH who entered the Makassar Embarkation Hajj Dormitory was currently in istithoah status (able from a health perspective).

According to him, all procedures and stages of service, examination, and observation/monitoring of health conditions have been carried out on JCH, especially those departing in 2022, starting from the puskesmas level in each area of origin of the hajj candidates, including the implementation of a number of vaccines which are conditions that must be met. such as meningitis and COVID-19 booster vaccinations.

"The percentage of JCH that is in the high risk category this year is relatively low, because Saudi Arabia has set one of the requirements for prospective pilgrims, namely the age limit of 65 years and it must be ensured that the booster vaccine has been vaccinated," he said.

The Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Religion of South Sulawesi who is also the Head of the Makassar Embarkation PPIH Khaeroni conveyed that until now, the preparation process for the Hajj pilgrimage at the Makassar Embarkation is in good condition, because there is a community. in organizing the Hajj, especially at the Makassar Embarkation.

"As the head of PPIH, God willing, the Makassar Haji Sudiang Dormitory, Makassar Hajj Embarkation and Debarkation are ready to facilitate and serve God's guests who come from eight provinces in eastern Indonesia," he said.

This year, the number of hajj candidates departing from the Makassar Embarkation is 7,160 people, divided into 19 flying groups (kloters) and will be accompanied by 71 batch hajj officers and cluster health officers who are currently undergoing integrated training between the Ministry of Religion and the Ministry of Health at the Sudiang Hajj Dormitory.