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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Establishment of public health security in Saudi Arabia for the 2009 Hajj in response to pandemic influenza A H1N1
The Lancet, Volume 374, No. 9703, Year 2009
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Description
Mass gatherings of people challenge public health capacities at host locations and the visitors' places of origin. Hajj-the yearly pilgrimage by Muslims to Saudi Arabia-is one of the largest, most culturally and geographically diverse mass gatherings in the world. With the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 and upcoming Hajj, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MoH) convened a preparedness consultation in June, 2009. Consultants from global public health agencies met in their official capacities with their Saudi Arabian counterparts. The MoH aimed to pool and share public health knowledge about mass gatherings, and review the country's preparedness plans, focusing on the prevention and control of pandemic influenza. This process resulted in several practical recommendations, many to be put into practice before the start of Hajj and the rest during Hajj. These preparedness plans should ensure the optimum provision of health services for pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, and minimum disease transmission on their return home. Review of the implementation of these recommendations and their effect will not only inform future mass gatherings in Saudi Arabia, but will also strengthen preparedness efforts in other settings. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Al Memish, Ziad Ahmed
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
McNabb, SJN J.N.
United States, Atlanta
Epidemiology
Mahoney, Frank J.
Indonesia, Jakarta
Center for Disease Control of Indonesia
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
AlRabiah, Fahad A.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Marano, Nina N.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases
Ahmed, Qanta A.A.
United States, Mineola
Nyu Winthrop Hospital
Mahjour, J.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Hajjeh, Rana A.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Formenty, Pierre Bernard Henri
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Harmanci, FH H.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
El-Bushra, Hassan E.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Uyeki, Timothy M.
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Nunn, M.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Isla, N.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Barbeschi, M.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Statistics
Citations: 94
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61927-9
ISSN:
01406736