LONDON — A voluntary medical team under the British Haj delegation is leaving for Saudi Arabia on Thursday to serve pilgrims from the UK. Lord Adam Patel, leader of the British Haj Delegation, a newly formed charity organization, told Saudi Gazette the medical team consists of nine doctors, all of them GPs. There will be two surgeries and one waiting room, while the fully community and self-funded medical clinic will offer free medical care and support in the holy sites, he added. The clinic will start work on Friday and will be located in Makkah at the Burj Al-Sultan Hotel, Ibrahim Al-Khalil Street, Makkah. The clinic is usually open for 14 to 16 hours daily. The clinic will be in Mina and Makkah for five days. — SG
