- Eng. Fahd Al-Jalajel, Minister of Health and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA), hosted the yearly parade of the Red Crescent fleet for the Hajj season in 1445 AH.
- The fleet consists of a variety of vehicles, including electric and ambulances, fast response units, specialty units, and smaller vehicles for confined spaces.
- Over 692 ground and air units from the SRCA are participating in emergency operations during the Hajj season, providing enhanced emergency medical services to pilgrims.
On June 14, 2024, in Makkah, Eng. Fahd Al-Jalajel, Minister of Health and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA), inaugurated the annual parade of the Red Crescent fleet, which included participation from the health sector, for the Hajj season 1445 AH at the Arafat helipad. During the parade, the minister of health conducted a review of the authority's fleet that will participate in this year's Hajj. The fleet includes ambulances, electric ambulances that are friendly to the environment, rapid response units that consist of motorcycles and electric bikes, specialized units such as the ambulance bus and vehicles for specific emergency responses, and smaller units that are flexible for accessing narrow areas such as golf carts, electric vehicles, electric bikes, scooters, and electric scooters.
During the Hajj season, the authority is active, with over 692 ground and air units participating in emergency operations, according to Dr.According to Yousef Alsofayan, the official spokesperson of the SRCA, said. should the need arise, passengers on these fleets would get better emergency medical services hence faster response and transportation of patients to health facilities located across the holy places and beyond which would make it easier for Paramedics and physicians to perform well in discharge of their duties. This is because they improve the efficiency with which they carry out their tasks. While making his speech, he mentioned that the administration has made all arrangements to provide the necessary help to pilgrims so they can complete their Hajj with peace and with good health so that all this is taken care of by a well-connected healthcare system.
