More than 120 First Aid Centers readied for Hajj season

Riyadh, 31 Dec 2005

The Saudi Red Crescent Society has set up more than 120 First Aid Centers to serve pilgrims during this year's Hajj season.

Its services at the Holy Mosque will start effective from the first of Dhul Hijjah.

In Mina, the Society has 31 centers with 90 cars, while it has in Arafat and Muzdalifa 27 centers with 66 cars.

The Society will also set up First Aid Centers at highways in various regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

On an annual basis, the Society organizes an exhibition to project its humanitarian role and the role of the Kingdom in the service of the pilgrims. On the fringes of the exhibition, the society organizes an annual meeting with representatives of the Red Crescent and Red Cross Societies participating in the Hajj missions to exchange views with them on issues of mutual interest.