Today we are faced with extra health challenges, combating the negative health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, plaguing the well-being of the Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and their opportunity. Well prepared physical training and activity with a balanced diet has been proven to improve the pilgrims experience and the organizers performance in serving their members better.
We believe good health supports positive social and economic outcomes – both for the individual for society as a whole. We want the Hajj and Umrah industry to view good health of their pilgrims as an investment, enriching the pilgrims experience as well as reducing strain on primary health care services both at home and abroad.
We aim to change the conversation to focus on health as an asset rather than ill health as a burden and promote policies that encourage health improvement opportunities for pilgrims, most of whom are elderly.
Your immune system plays an important role in you being able to cope with the stresses of Hajj and Umrah
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Read MoreIn the past, pilgrims used to suffer from a number of major health problems and mass casualties with high rates of morbidity and mortality. These include cholera, meningitis, respiratory diseases, food poisoning, traffic accidents and fire. In addition, the environmental health problems such as heat exhaustion and sun or heatstroke with high case fatality rate comprised a major challenge
The historical health-related landmark for pilgrimage was on the first of January 1957 when the Makkah pilgrimage became a subject to the International Health Regulations set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the pilgrims were recognized as international travellers for the first time. This historic date has been a turning point for improvement of health care and sanitation during Hajj seasons.
The sectors that collaborate with the Ministry of Health include the National Guard, Red Crescent, Civil Defense, Medical Department at Ministry of Interior and others. All sectors work in a multidisciplinary team approach to cover the preventive, curative and promotion of health needs of the pilgrims and to achieve stated objectives.
If you have travelled with one of our member companies and are not satisfied with their services or have a complain against them, please report it to us using the form below. We assure you to act as an impartial intermediary body between you and the agent in question and try our level best to resolve the issue amicably
The National Pilgrimage Organisers Association is dedicated towards creating public awareness of issues and affairs that can benefit the pilgrims and safeguard the integrity of the Hajj and Umrah industry in the UK
As a national representative trade association of Hajj and Umrah organisers and travel agencies, we offer British businesses the opportunity to become part of an impactful and influential fraternity of pilgrim travel facilitators.
