The Ministry of Health underscored its preparedness with regard to preventive healthcare measures this Hajj season. The ministry explained that it had equipped hospitals, healthcare centers, and specialized centers with all necessary preventive healthcare fundamentals, including personal protective equipment and high-efficiency air purifiers used in patient isolation rooms. Environmental disinfection devices, as well as equipment and tools to enhance preventive healthcare, including respiratory screening devices and isolation rooms, are also made available. Providing training to employees serving pilgrims and raising their awareness about preventive healthcare are among the major pillars to ensure the success of the healthcare plan for this Hajj season, the ministry said, adding that all employees and administrators of hospitals and healthcare centers and field teams have been retrained on the basics of infection control and other preventive healthcare fundamentals. — SPA