Health Care

          Pilgrims should take care of their health and keep themselves protected from the hot sun and the cold nights as well as the cool temperatures inside the rooms. They should drink plenty of water and try eat citrus fruits to build up resistance. The doctors and dispensaries are there to help in case medication is needed. The common complaints are of dehydration, sun-stroke, cold and cough, flu, stomach upset, scraped thighs and blisters on the feet.  In case of hospitalisation, the Consulate doctors would ensure that pilgrims are looked after well in the Saudi hospitals and Indian doctors would be regularly monitoring their progress in the hospitals.   

          There are a number of natural deaths and some accidental deaths each year during Haj.  The death cases are reported by the Maktabs officially. However, all natural deaths and accidental deaths should also be reported instantly to the Indian Consulate officials and doctors who would help in expediting the formalities concerning burial of the deceased pilgrims. The formal death certificate takes time.