It was regrettable that Nigeria lost five of its Pilgrims in the recent 2019 Hajj exercise in both Mecca and Madina.
Those who were reported to have died are two males and three females, one died in Madina while the other four Pilgrims died in Mecca.
The chairman of the 2019 Hajj Medical Team, Dr. Ibrahim Kana made this known to journalists.
Kana said that they all died of various illnesses including heart and lung diseases.
Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria(NAHCON),Barrister Abdullahi Muktar has informed the presidency as well extended letters of condolences to the governors of states affected.
National Medical Team Electronic health Records shows that so far in both Mecca and Madina, it has made 10, 485 diagnoses with Makkah accounting for over 60%.
Additionally, 108 referrals were made to various Saudi Arabian hospitals after keeping 45 on observation for a variety of illnesses in the four facilities in Madina and five in Mecca.
In order to ameliorate the suffering of pilgrims, all the clinics are located a stone throw from pilgrims’ accommodation in both Mecca and Madina.
Kana also disclosed that over fifteen million doses of drugs have been consumed by Nigerian pilgrims at no cost to them.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria prepared a drug forecast for the entire operation, including drugs for HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis which were donated by the Federal Ministry of Health while the remaining were procured by the Commission, both onshore and offshore following government due process,Kana disclosed.
