Ahead Of The 2022 Hajj Peak, The Ministry Of Religion Invites Congregations At High Risk For Consultation

Illustration of prospective pilgrims from Indonesia performing their worship on the departure of 2022. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) has opened a specialist consultation service for prospective hajj pilgrims who have high health risks to ensure their condition ahead of the peak of the hajj.

"This service is a new innovation which is one of the government's programs to educate and ensure that the congregation can carry out the entire series of worship in good health," said Head of the Center for Religious Harmony at the Ministry of Religion Wawan Djunaedi at a press conference for the Hajj in Jakarta, Thursday, June 30.

Wawan said that the consultation service for pilgrims with high risk of hajj is scheduled regularly one to two times a week. This service process is carried out in each group by the respective Hajj health workers, and is followed by consultation with specialist doctors prepared by the government.

According to him, this service is here to make it easier to take action against high-risk pilgrims. High-risk pilgrims will continue to be monitored by officers by providing health bracelets.

Health bracelets for high-risk pilgrims must continue to be worn at all times until they return to the country. "There is no need to remove it when performing ablution, bathing, or praying," he said.

The government also added officers around the Grand Mosque who were on full alert for 24 hours to assist and serve prospective pilgrims.

On the other hand, prospective hajj pilgrims are advised to maintain as much health as possible so that at the peak of the hajj pilgrimage it can be carried out in a healthy, safe and comfortable manner.

"The activities of prospective pilgrims for Hajj are quite dense, so most of them often neglect their health," he said.