صحة حجاج بيت الله الحرام في القرنين العشرين والواحد والعشرين

Abstract

Al Hajj is an annual, six- day, mobile, outdoor, religious event when more than 3 million Muslims from more than 180 countries including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), gather in the holy shrine of Holy Makkah (Earth Umbilicus) to perform this 5th cornerstone ritual of Islam. In 1926, the Founder King Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud established the Public Health Affairs and Ambulance Services in the Holy Capital of Makkah to meet the evolving health demands of citizens and pilgrims. This study aimed to give an overview of pilgrims health and its related scientific research in particular and Mass Gathering Medicine (MGM) in general.