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It was announced at the meeting of Hajj and Pilgrimage officials that the medical examinations of Hajj al-Tamattu’ pilgrims in 1401 ended.

As reported by Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Information Base, The meeting of Planning and Coordination Council of Supreme Leader Delegation Office and the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Supreme Leader’s representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs and Head of the Iranian pilgrims Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab. chief of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Medical Center Dr. seyyed Ali Marashi said at the meeting that he injection of meningitis vaccine for pilgrims has started today in 23 provinces and will start in 8 big provinces of the country from next Thursday (Khordad 12).


Referring to the injection of polio vaccine (IVP) to the pilgrims, chief of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Medical Center said: the drugs needed for this year Hajj except serum and syrup have been purchased and supplied inside the country, and we are following up and coordinating its transfer to the host country.


In the continuation of this meeting, chairman of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Dr. Seyyed Sadegh Hosseini referred the establishment of the organization's expedition team in Saudi Arabia and the pursuit of executive affairs with the Saudi parties and by announcing the agreement of the Saudi side with 9 daily flights and 12 return flights of pilgrims, said: other domestic companies are supposed to help Iran Air in the return flights.


He also explained about the transfer of foreign currency for the cost of Hajj trip to Saudi Arabia and said: the report of the expedition team to Saudi Arabia indicates an increase in the prices of some services and goods in the host country which we are trying to reduce these costs by negotiating with the Saudi parties. But part of it must also be received from the pilgrim that will be informed.


Supreme Leader’s representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs emphasized on the necessity to try eliminate or reduce some of the costs in the Mesar system for Saudi service providers and it should be noted that issue visas subject to the payment of these amounts.


Hojjat al-Islam Navvab, stating that part of the increase in costs is to be provided from the strategic resources of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization in order to help the pilgrims, added: the sum taken from the pilgrims is on account, and if we manage to reduce the expenses by eliminating some items and getting a discount, the remaining amount will be returned to the pilgrims according to the previous procedure.


Deputy of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization in hajj and Umrah affairs Mr. Akbar Rezaei reported on the latest situation and measures on registration and dispatch of pilgrims, and pointed to the possibility of announcing new prices to fill the remaining capacity in some caravans.


Contracts for housing have been finalized and about logistics and transportation , despite reports of rising prices in Saudi Arabia, the expedition team is trying to finalize the contracts of these two sectors by planning and using the appropriate solution, he added.


Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization deputy in Atabat affairs Hojjat al-Islam Sohbatollah  Rahmani reported on the process of dispatching pilgrim caravans to Atabat Aliyat, and referred to the organization's programs for student Atabat.


Currently, we have between 7,000 and 8,000 pilgrims a day in Iraq, whose food is provided through the central kitchens, and with the measures taken on accommodation and nutrition, these services have resulted to the pilgrims’ satisfaction and the pilgrims’ protests have minimized, he added.