Expressing His Gratitude to All Private and Governmental Entities Which Contributed in Showing the Efforts of the Kingdom in Serving the Pilgrims The President of GaStat Congratulates the Leadership on the Success of the Hajj Season for This Year On behalf of GaStat employees and on his own behalf, Dr.Fahad Bin Sulaiman AL-Tukhaifi congratulates The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz AL-Saud,  and HRH Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al-Saud Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, May Allah protect them, on the success of the hajj season for the current year 1439 H. Assuring that the directions of the King and the Crown Prince to provide all amenities for the pilgrims were the fundamental for the GaStat and all private and governmental entities to implement their programs to serve the pilgrims. Moreover, he has indicated that the concern of the leadership, May Allah protect them, was the reason behind the all successes  that have been achieved during the hajj season of this year, where all sectors have worked closely to achieve the expectations of the leadership in reality.   Moreover, the president of GaStat,  has extended his congratulations to HRH Prince Khalid ALFaisal Bin Abdulaziz , the Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Governor of Makkah Province and the Chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, for his effective role in following-up the implementations of the Hajj’s plans up to date and for his concern to ensure comfort for pilgrims by providing all the means that could help them to perform the rituals easily. In addition, Dr. AL-Tukhaifi congratulates HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif Bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior and the Chairman of the High Hajj Committee, on the success of  the 1439 hajj season as well as his own implementation plans, with Allah’s help.  Moreover, He has praised the great role that has been played by the employees of the Ministry of Interior from all security sectors for the success of the hajj for this year. As usual, they were distinguished with their dedication in showing the honor of serving the pilgrims. Dr.AL-Tukhifi also wishes all the best and success for them and for everyone. Additionally, the president of GaStat has announced the success of the hajj statistical plan for this year, with Allah’s help, and with the early preparation and teamwork spirit of GaStat employees , where they have worked closely with all governmental and security entities to implement the hajj statistical program. They were also able to provide a comprehensive and accurate statistical outputs to support all decision makers and hajj development policies makers through the detailed statistical bulletin for hajj statistics, which includes 40 statistical outputs. Also, by publishing the statistics of the efforts of Saudi Arabia in serving pilgrims through “the statistical calendar for 1439H hajj season” which has been published for the second year respectively through GaStat. The president of GaStat has expressed his gratitude to all governmental entities which provided their data to GaStat, in advance, to be used to show the efforts of the Kingdom by numbers and a scientific and accurate statistical method. It is worth mentioning that the GASTAT has  announced on the evening of the day of 'Arafa the results of hajj statistics for the current  year 1439H, where the total number of pilgrims reached (2.371.675) pilgrims, including (1,758.722) pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom, while the number of pilgrims coming from inside the Kingdom made up of (612.953) pilgrims.

The Detailed Bulletin for Hajj Statistics Will Be Issued on Eid day with (40) Statistical Outputs GASTAT: The Final Announcement of Pilgrims’ Total Number in 1439 H is after the Sunset of the Day of Arafah As it continues publishing up-to-date statistics every six hours, GASTAT announced that the enumeration of pilgrims for the hajj season of this year 1439 H, which is through the ports of Makkah, will stop at 6:30 along with the sunset of (the day of Arafah) on Monday, the ninth of Dhu AL-Hijjah. Moreover, the time of the final announcement of the total number of pilgrims will be few hours later on the same day. However, the time of publishing the detailed bulletin of Hajj statistics 1439H will be on Tuesday (Eid day) at  11 A.M.  The vice president of the statistical works Mr.Abdullah AL-Batil assured that the hajj statistical bulletin which will be published on Eid day includes (40) main statistical outputs to support the planning of serving pilgrims and the visitors of the Two Holy Mosques. AL-Batil illustrated that the bulletin includes accurate and comprehensive data and information about the numbers of pilgrims according to the ways and dates of arrival. It also includes a number of main tables and charts such as: the number of pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia by gender and way of arrival, the arrival of Saudi pilgrims by way of arrival, Non-Saudi pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia classified according to gender and nationality, the Non-Saudi pilgrims from inside classified by way of arrival, comparing the number of Non-Saudi pilgrims from inside according to their nationalities, the number of vehicles carrying pilgrims from inside to the city of Makkah according to the vehicle type and the date of arrival, pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia distributed according to gender and way of arrival, pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia distributed according to gender and the date of arrival, comparing the number of pilgrims from outside according to the way of arrival. These data will be available with more than one template including the statistical hajj map which facilitates the access to any information that is related to hajj statistics. On the other hand, the vice president of statistical works assured that the program of hajj statistics which is implemented by GASTAT aims to provide accurate and detailed statistics, data, and information about the number of pilgrims from inside and outside Saudi Arabia to help and support the concerned entities of Saudi Arabia in the future planning programs for the purpose of ensuring the necessary services for pilgrims and visitors of the holy mosque, including all social, health, security, food, and transportation services. That is through using time series of accurate data about the numbers of pilgrims, estimating the necessary labor force to serve the pilgrims and maintain their safety and comfort during the hajj season every year, examining the equipment and the main utilities in the city of Makkah and its Holy places with taking that into consideration when preparing the necessary plans, applying the necessary annual traffic plans including the plan of the mass movement of pilgrims (Tasaeed and Nafrah), in addition to supporting the researchers and other beneficiaries who are interested in this field, evaluating the activities and the events arranged by the concerned entities of serving pilgrims, and identifying the change in the way of arrival. About the inclusiveness of the enumeration process and whether it includes buses and vehicles drivers, Mr.Abdullah AL-Batil clarified that the enumeration unit of Hajj statistics is the pilgrim. Which means that the procedure of the enumeration of pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia is restricted to pilgrims who were enumerated at the Hajj statistical centers that are located in the entry ports of the city of Makkah, the driver will be enumerated in case he was a pilgrim. The enumeration procedure includes all Saudi and Non-Saudi individuals (males and females) arriving from inside Saudi Arabia to the city of Makkah with Hajj intention. However, pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia will be enumerated by the General Department of Passports at the entry ports of Saudi Arabia. GASTAT will be provided with their numbers to be added to the total number of pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia.

Hajj statistics updates every (6 hours) via an interactive map on the site GaStat operates an advanced technical system in the implementation of "Hajj statistics" The General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) is currently implementing a comprehensive technical system, with more than 470 statistical researchers working in six main entrances to Makkah and three support centers in Medinah, Jeddah and Al Tai’f. The system is connected to a secure electronic network for simultaneous and immediate data flow to the main centers.  Moreover, the GaStat updates the interactive statistical map of  Hajj  every six hours through its official website www.stats.gov.sa   Mr. Khalid Al-Dalqan, Information Technology Under Secretary at GaStat, said that GaStat is working continuously to develop the methodologies and programs needed to collect, process, analyze and disseminate data to achieve comprehensiveness, reliability and timeliness in data dissemination through the use of modern technology that contributes to reducing the time and place factors which may delay data processing speed and accuracy as well as the speed of extraction and data dissemination during Hajj.  GaStat has applied a modern method of collecting field data using the latest technology and software by using electronic forms on tablets when counting pilgrims, which allow quick access to daily data and total results of the number of pilgrims classified according to their nationalities, centers and times of arrival. He added that all statistical researchers in Mekkah have been trained to use modern technology and devices effectively to implement the Hajj statistics program using tablets connected with the main servers in Riyadh in addition to the link to backup servers in all statistical centers that work offline if needed.  Moreover, Al-Dalqan said that the Authority has allocated a technical support team working around the clock ( in order to train all employees categories to use Hajj systems, know  how to extract daily reports, follow up the productivity of field work groups and solve all technical problems that may face the work groups during data collection), Furthermore, it has dedicated other work teams for the preparation  distributed to all main and support statistical centers. GaStat provided analysis and design teams as well as a team to develop data collection systems, including the tablet  system used to collect field data that includes a digital form to count pilgrims containing all data on the results of pilgrims enumeration numbers arriving in Makkah connected to the coordinates of the information gathering site. These devices work via a remote control systems that allow the tracking devices to provide remote technical support.    On the other hand, Information Technology Under Secretary at the GaStat pointed out that the Hajj statistics platform of the technical system was added to Hajj  of this year for the main center and the main counting centers. This allows the specialists to review the pilgrims statistics of this year updated in comparison to the historical data at the level of arrival centers of pilgrims coming from inside the Kingdom,  their nationalities, arrival time and types of vehicles, in addition to the statistics of pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom as well as the pilgrims of Mekkah. It is worth mentioning that GaStat has standardized the definitions and terminology used in Hajj statistics, where the pilgrim is the counting unit. The process of counting pilgrims coming from inside the Kingdom is limited to the persons wearing Ihram who are already been counted at the centers of Hajj statistics at the entrances to Makkah. The counting includes All Saudi and non-Saudi individuals, males and females, coming from different regions of the Kingdom to Makkah for the purpose of performing Hajj, with the addition of the total number of pilgrims coming from outside the Kingdom counted by the General Directorate of Passports at the points of entry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

To know the statistics details of pilgrims arriving to Makkah every (6) hours GASTAT launches the “Hajj statistical map” to publish data and facilitate information access The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) launched the “ Hajj statistical map” on its official website www.stats.gov.sa . This map is considered one of the most important references that clarifies the details of pilgrims’ statistics data, and facilitates information access to media, researchers, and governmental entities, so that they can use them in details and with the most advanced methods of “geo-spatial” data publishing. The map can be viewed via different multimedia.   Taiseer Almofarrej, GASTAT spokesman, said that the process of letting people view Hajj statistics data complements GASTAT efforts in publishing statistical data. Everyone can view the numbers of pilgrims arriving to Makkah through all ports in an updated way (every six hours), starting from Saturday the 7th of Dhu-Al-Hijjah until the end of pilgrims’ enumeration on Monday the 9th of Dhu-Al-Hijjah at 7 P.M. This map will be an interactive statistical reference for Hajj statistics.  Almofarrej indicated that the Hajj statistical map has two tracks; the first is the news track through which hajj statistics can be accessed in an updated way (every six hours) via the map. The numbers of pilgrims coming from outside Saudi Arabia, and the numbers of pilgrims coming from inside Saudi Arabia (Saudis and Non-Saudis) can be accessed too. Moreover, this track includes the number of vehicles carrying pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia by type of vehicle, the number of licenses given to pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia, and the traffic map in the holy places area.  However, the second track, as stated by GASTAT spokesman, is a statistical reference track. Starting from Tuesday, the tenth of Dhu-Al-Hijjah, the interactive map will be one of the Hajj statistics’ detailed bulletin templates through which all governmental entities, researchers, media, and all those who are interested can get the numbers of pilgrims from inside and outside Saudi Arabia, the statistical distributions of pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia at the level of enumeration centers, number of Saudi and Non-Saudi pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia, number of Non-Saudi pilgrims from inside and outside Saudi Arabia by groups of countries, estimating the numbers of pilgrims in Makkah, number of labor forces serving pilgrims by gender and sector, and the numbers and types of vehicles carrying pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia during the period (from 1st  to 9th  of Dhu-Al-Hijjah). The interactive map will provide details of gender and nationality by entry, in addition to the time series of pilgrims during the past ten years.   It is worth mentioning that GASTAT is working on diversifying the methods of getting data in a detailed and immediate way through all available means. It has also launched the “statistical calendar of 1439 H Hajj season” in which it published the services provided by Saudi Arabia to pilgrims.

GASTAT: The total number of pilgrims in 1439H Hajj season reached (2.371.675) pilgrims On Monday, the ninth of Dhu-Al-Hijjah, the General Authority for Statistics announced the results of 1439H Hajj statistics. The total number of pilgrims reached (2.371.675) pilgrims, (1.758.722) of whom came from outside Saudi Arabia, whereas (612.953) came from inside Saudi Arabia.  However, the total number of male pilgrims reached (1.327.127) pilgrims, while female pilgrims reached (1.044.548) pilgrims.  With respect to the pilgrims arriving from outside Saudi Arabia, GCC pilgrims reached (34.140) pilgrims with (1.9) %, but the number of pilgrims from Arab countries apart from GCC pilgrims reached (395.410) pilgrims with (22.5) %, whereas the number of pilgrims from Asian countries apart from Arab countries reached (1.049.496) pilgrims with (59.7) %. In addition, the number of pilgrims from African countries apart from Arab countries reached (166.083) pilgrims with (9.5) %. However, the number of pilgrims from European countries reached (88.601) pilgrims with (5.0) %, whereas the number of pilgrims from North America, South America, and Australia reached (24.992) pilgrims with (1.4) %. Moreover, (1.656.936) pilgrims who came from outside Saudi Arabia arrived through air ports, and (85.623) of whom arrived through land ports. However, (16.163) pilgrims arrived through sea ports.  Additionally, the pilgrims’ arrival to Saudi Arabia was at different periods of time. (557.282) of pilgrims coming from outside Saudi Arabia at the beginning of hajj until the 18th of Dhu AL-Qidah, and (744.903) of pilgrims arrived between 19-29 of Dhu AL-Qidah. Moreover, (456.537) of pilgrims continued to arrive to Saudi Arabia during the time period from 1 to 8 of Dhu AL-Hijjah. Regarding the pilgrims who came from inside Saudi Arabia whose numbers reached (612.953) pilgrims this year, the total number of pilgrims arriving from the cities and governorates of Saudi Arabia reached (239.962), (372.991) of whom are from the city of Makkah including the temporary residents during the hajj season, (401.217) are Non-Saudi pilgrims, and (211.736) are Saudi pilgrims. GASTAT has enumerated the pilgrims arriving to Makkah from inside Saudi Arabia (Saudis and Non-Saudis) through the hajj statistics centers located in the entrances of Makkah. In addition, the percentage of pilgrims arriving to Makkah from inside Saudi Arabia through Jeddah/Makkah road reached (38.2) %, (29.4) % arrived through AL-Shrae’a/Makkah road, and (17.8) % arrived through Makkah/Medina road. Moreover, (14.6) % arrived through the other three roads which are the South/Makkah road, Taif/Makkah road, and the old Jeddah/Makkah road. GASTAT illustrated in its results of hajj statistics of this year that the seventh, eighth and ninth days of Dhu AL-Hijjah have witnessed an arrival reached (86.8) % out of the total number of pilgrims who came from inside Saudi Arabia. On the other hand, the number of vehicles carrying pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia reached (32.289) vehicles. As for the number of the labor force of entities that provided their services to pilgrims from all sectors, the numbers of governmental entities’ labor force reached more than 287.300 persons representing some governmental and private entities which participated in providing more than 215 main services and sub-services. Supervision and follow-up services were provided by 7310 male and female supervisors from 6 entities. However, public services were provided by 192.254 employees from 19 different entities, whereas health services were provided by 32.579 employees from 3 entities. Furthermore, the number of the labor force in transportation and post services, as well as logistic services (shipping, post and supply) that Saudi Arabia provides to pilgrims reached 47.765 employees working in seven entities, while ICT services were provided by 7.411 employees from 4 different entities.  On the other hand, his excellency the president of GASTAT, Dr.Fahad Altekhaifi thanked all the governmental security entities that supported GASTAT to implement its task in the hajj statistics of this year. He also praised the work of more than 450 statistical researchers who completed their assigned tasks for the hajj of this year after working 24/7 starting from the beginning of this month until the sunset of the day of Arafah.  Dr.Altekhaifi assured that all the details related to hajj statistics of the year 1439H have been published along with this announcement through the statistical hajj map and the detailed bulletin for hajj statistics which include more than (40) statistical outputs on GASTAT official website www.stats.gov.sa to provide accurate and detailed statistics, data and information about the number of pilgrims from inside and outside Saudi Arabia to help and support the concerned entities in their future planning programs for the purpose of ensuring the necessary services for pilgrims., including all social, health, security, food and transportation services by using time series of accurate data about the number of pilgrims, estimating the necessary labor force to serve the pilgrims and maintain their safety and comfort during the hajj season every year, examining the equipment and the main utilities in the city of Holy Makkah and its Holy places with taking that into consideration when preparing the necessary plans, in addition to supporting the researchers and beneficiaries who are interested in this field, evaluating the activities and the events arranged by the concerned entities of serving the pilgrims, and identifying the change in the way of arrival. The statistical map and bulletin includes accurate and comprehensive data and information about the number of pilgrims according to the ways and dates of arrival. It also includes a number of main tables and charts such as: the number of pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia according to gender and the way of arrival, the arrival of the Saudi pilgrims according to the way of arrival and nationality, comparing the number of the Non-Saudi pilgrims who came from inside Saudi Arabia in the years 1438H and 1439H by nationality, the number of vehicles carrying pilgrims who came from inside Saudi Arabia to the city of Makkah by vehicle type and the date of arrival, pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia distributed according to gender and the way of arrival, pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia distributed according to gender and the date of arrival, and comparing the numbers of pilgrims coming from outside in the years 1438H and 1439Haccording to the way of arrival. By the end of the Hajj statistical works, GASTAT wishes that God accepts the pilgrims’ hajj and wishes success to all governmental and security entities and to other entities in Saudi Arabia to serve distinguished services and come out with a safe and distinct hajj season.

15.927 “Mobile” cell towers in Makkah, Medina and the Holy Places in addition to 460 sale points for mobile SIM cards ‘’GASTAT’’: More Than 7.400 Employees to Provide Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Services for Hajj Season of This Year On Friday 6th of Dhu Al-hijjah, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) published the related data of ICT services provided by Saudi Arabia to pilgrims within the statistical calendar of 1439 H Hajj season. The statistical calendar showed that the total number of employees providing ICT services this year reached 7.411 employees who work 24/7 in order to deliver adequate and improved services. Moreover, these services are supervised by the Communications and Information Technology Commission in accordance with authorized service providers. On the other hand, the number of branch offices of telecom services reached 69 offices in Makkah this year, and the total number of 2G, 3G and 4G cell towers was 15.972 towers and that is to ensure and extend the coverage of mobile network and data in Makkah, Mina, Muzdalifah, Arafat, Medina and at the Holy Mosque. Additionally, telecom and internet services are available at all air, land and sea ports as well as all roads to serve pilgrims at anytime and anywhere. The percentage of increase in the number of 4G cell towers was at 42.90% at the Holy Mosque, 24.40% in Makkah, 106.00% at the holy places, and 24.50% in Medina. More importantly, the percentage of increase of 4G network capacity at the peak hours for this season reached 80.00% at the Holy Mosque, 84.00% in Makkah, 182.00% at the holy places, and 36.30% in Medina.   It is worth mentioning that within the developmental works of serving pilgrims, the number of base stations ‘’cell towers’’ increased to nearly 3000 cell towers in Makkah and Medina compared to last year. Concerned bodies have also worked on providing wireless internet services by using Wi-Fi technology where the access points of this year reached 3000 points. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has launched ‘’Smart Hajj’’ application this year on ‘’Saudi’’ portal to provide digital services. Moreover, the ministry has also made a list of the distinguished interactive apps in order to identify Hajj rituals and to help pilgrims to benefit from technology when moving between the holy places. Also, the ministry has put a number of guidelines, health apps and some government applications that may help pilgrims and Umrah performers in Makkah and Medina.  On the other hand, the Communications and Information Technology Commission branch in Makkah periodically checks the sound and internet indicators, ensures their effectiveness, scans the frequency bands of mobile networks at the Two Holy Mosques as well as the connected highways between Makkah, Jeddah and Medina to ensure the quality of mobile services. It also deals with any harmful interference that may affect the performance of the network and allows the use of frequencies of each mobile service provider to increase the capacity of the network and improve the level of services provided to pilgrims in Makkah, Medina and the holy places. Saudi Arabia's telecommunications companies have more than 460 sales points available at the holy places to provide SIM cards, data SIM cards and recharge cards, as well as providing technical support centres with various languages to serve the pilgrims. GASTAT has included this data and its details in the statistical calendar of 1439 H Hajj season, which was set in order to publish all the statistics related to Hajj services provided by governmental entities to pilgrims, on its official website www.stats.gov.sa .

13.909 flights, and more than 600.000 bus trips “statistics” : More than 47.700 employees providing the services of transport, post, shipping, and supply to pilgrims On Thursday, the 5th of Dhu-Al-Hijjah 1439 H, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) has clarified within the statistical calendar of 1439 H Hajj season published on its official website that the number of labor force in the transportation and post services, as well as the logistic services (shipping, post, and supplies) provided by Saudi Arabia to pilgrims reached 47.765 employees who work in seven sectors specialized in the services of land and air transport, in addition to the services of shipping, post, and supplies. On the level of air transport, which is supervised by the Civil Aviation Authority, the total number of international and domestic flights prepared for transferring pilgrims reached 13.909 flights. In Jeddah, the number of international and domestic flights from and to King Abdulaziz International Airport reached 7.255 flights, whereas as Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Medina registered 6.654 international and domestic flights. On the other hand, more than 1.369 employees in Jeddah airport and more than 809 employees in Medina airport started to work twenty four seven since the beginning of Dhu-Al-Qida  in order to provide pilgrims who arrive by plane  with all services they need. Their work will last until the mid of next Muharram. The airport services include: maintaining the safety of passengers, organizing the planes movement, observing the performance of electrical and technical systems at airports, ensuring the arrival of luggage, and keeping the airport facilities clean. It is worth mentioning that the terminal of pilgrims in King Abdulaziz International Airport receives about 50.000 pilgrims daily.   The terminals of Hajj and Umrah can receive 3800 arrivals per hour, and 3500 departures. However, the waiting areas can take up to 7000 passengers in the arrival terminal, and 12.000 passengers in the areas outside the terminal. The new terminal can take more than 91,000 arrivals and 84.000 departures per day. Those terminals can operate 312 flights which means 13 flights per hour.    In terms of sea transport, which is supervised by the General Ports Authority, more than 300 employees work at Jeddah Islamic Port to facilitate for the arrival of pilgrims, reduce the period of their checkout procedures, and equip facilities that serve and receive pilgrims from the first moment of their arrival to the port until they leave. The port started to receive pilgrims coming by sea from the mid of Dhu al-Qida and lasts until the fourth of Dhu al-Hijjah where 17 trips were scheduled on three ferries. The arrival terminal may receive more than 800 pilgrims per hour. As for the transport by buses, there are 600.000 bus trips to transfer pilgrims in the holly places by using 18.700 buses during the days of Hajj. There are also more than 43.786 employees, supervisors, and drivers to control the process of transferring pilgrims by buses from the General Cars Syndicate and the Higher Commission for Controlling Pilgrims Transportation which work on setting a system that ensures determining the responsibility of the safety of cars that are used to transfer pilgrims, insuring all buses, making sure that all buses have undergone technical and safety check in the motor vehicles periodic inspection stations, making field visits to the sites of pilgrims transportation companies to check the buses that passed the periodic inspection , operating the buses and violations registration system, in addition to all data of buses including the type of bus, license number, body number, and the bus brand.  Furthermore, they also work on following-up the operation of buses at airports, ports, and road rest areas, direction and Tafweej centres, and support centres.  They also follow-up the pilgrims transfer between Makkah, Jeddah, and Medina, in addition to observing the buses malfunctions, and following accidents- once they occur, coordinating with the concerned entities to check the procedures, making sure that all signs guiding to Hajj cities are available and that there is a driver for each bus, and coordinate with those who are responsible for guiding buses.  As for the track of transporting pilgrims by train, Makkah Development Authority has prepared the train to transfer more than two million pilgrims through more than one thousand trips within seven days. It also prepared nine stations distributed among Arafah, Mina, and Muzdalifah, with 60 entrance and exit gates.  In terms of the logistic services (express post, shipping, warehousing, and supplies) provided to pilgrims, more than 535 employees from the Saudi Post are working in 96 post offices in Makkah, Medina, and the holly places, equipped with 60 cars and 50 motorcycles. They work all day and night during the Hajj season. Post services include: pilgrims’ postal parcels that reduces carrying heavy weights by pilgrims when they transfer.  The services provided to pilgrims also include the service of selling ponds of “Hadi” and “Adhahi” during Hajj, in cooperation with the Saudi project to benefit from Hadi and Adhahi through the sale points in all Saudi Arabia’ post offices, or in the temporary locations of sale in Makkah, Medina, and the holly places. However, the total number of postal parcels that have been sent and received during the previous Hajj season reached 54.804 parcels.   For more information about the details of services provided by Saudi Arabia to pilgrims, please visit the statistical calendar of 1439H Hajj season on the official website of GASTAT www.stats.gov.sa

Including 25 hospitals, 153 health care centers, and  959 ambulance and medical teams “Statistics”:  More Than 32,500 Employees Provide Medical and Health Services to Pilgrims in 1439 H  Hajj Season On Wednesday, the 4th of  Dhu- Al hijjah 1439 H, The General Authority  for Statistics  (GASTAT) announced within the  statistical calendar  of 1439 H Hajj season,  published on  its official website www.stats.gov.sa ,  that the number of workforce provide health and ambulance services for pilgrims this season amounted to more than 31.571 capita (including 9.216 women) of the Ministry of Health,  Saudi Red Crescent Authority  and Saudi Food and Drug Authority members, as well as the workforce that  provide health services of security and military sectors members.  As well, the total number of medical and ambulance teams  in holy places during  Hajj season is more than 959 medical and ambulance teams providing their services to the pilgrims. Furthermore, GASTAT has pointed out through its daily bulletin in the statistical calendar of  1439 H Hajj season that Saudi Arabia harnessed its all financial and human potential in the field of health, curative, preventive and emergency services, such as free specialized health services enhanced by the Ministry of Health with more than 29.495 specialized medical staffs include:  doctors, pharmacists, nurses, technicians and administrators . Moreover,  the health services provided  to pilgrims include the following: open-heart surgery, cardiac catheterization, dialysis including both hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD), digestive endoscopies, in addition to  birth deliveries and other specialized medical services needed by pilgrim patients, where the number of operating hospitals totaled 25 hospitals in Makkah and holy places.  It is noteworthy that the number of health centers reached 153 centers that equipped  with all  health, medical and ambulatory potential, in addition to, 106 field teams in holy places as well as inside and outside Makkah, 100 small ambulances operating as mobile intensive care units in order to handle field ambulatory emergencies and 80  highly-equipped big  ambulances. Ministry of Health hospitals, since the beginning of Dhul-Qa'dah till the first of Dhul-Hijjah, in terms of services provided to the pilgrims,  have conducted 142 cardiac catheterization procedures, 9 open-heart surgeries, 761 dialysis ( hemodialysis HD ) ,39  endoscopy procedures, in addition to other 568 surgeries during the same period. Moreover, The Saudi Red Crescent Authority  has allocated 127 temporary and permanent rescue centers, 361 ambulances, 20 bicycles, and more than 1861 people for the emergency teams and workforce within the area of  Makka, Medina and Holy places,  to provide all emergency and medical services to pilgrims.  In addition to, all health and ambulance staff works in Makkah 24 hours a day,  until Sunday, 15 Dhu Hijjah, where the concerned entities have developed integrated programs and plans which include:  providing all needs and possibilities to handle emergencies and disasters, and providing medical, preventive, therapeutic as well as ambulatory services to pilgrims, Umrah  performers and Makkak as well as Prophet's Mosque visitors. These services are provided efficiently, effectively  and according to a unified methodology,  with latest methods of medical and ambulance care as well as  with qualified cadre with practical and scientific training, to achieve the health security of holy places and  the Two Holy Mosques visitors,  access roads, and air as well as sea ports. It should be recalled that these services are not limited to ground service through ambulances, but also including the Saudi Air Ambulance, motorcycles, rapid response specialized team, field teams in in the Holy Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque as well as surrounding squares depending on available human resources, in addition to a constellation of volunteers (males and females). On the other hand, The Saudi Food and Drug Authority(SFDA)  handling supervisory  tasks on (food, drugs and medical equipment as well as products) with pilgrims and Hajj missions as well as supporting supervisory entities responsible for the inspection of facilities that provide meals to pilgrims in Makkah, Medina and the holy places. It is worth mentioning that SFDA provides seven major services including:  inspection of food, drugs and medical equipment as well as products coming through ports, health surveillance of food facilities located in the scope of Holy  Makkah Municipality and Al Medina Regional Municipality, health inspection of  sacrifices slaughtered in slaughterhouse in Mina place  , conducting field studies of food safety,  raising awareness during Hajj season of  the safety of food, drugs and medical equipment as well as products, in addition to inspection of transportation means entering Makkah and holy placess.    For more information related to statistical services provided by Saudi Arabia to the pilgrims, GASTAT has provided plenty of details in Hajj statistical calendar 1439 H, published on its official website www.stats.gov.sa