The Ministry of Health called on all ministries of health of the Islamic countries as well as all countries sending pilgrims and Umrah performers to abide by the health requirements which should be carried out by those coming to perform Hajj and Umrah for this year 1429 H. The Ministry of Health asked the Foreign Ministry to inform the world's ministries of health of these requirements through the Saudi missions abroad. The Ministry of Health explained these health requirements and among them it required all pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors coming from the countries plagued with yellow fever to present a certificate valid for this disease according to international health regulations in addition to a certificate of immunization against meningitis before coming to the kingdom especially those coming from the African States Belt. The Ministry of Health also required all those coming from the countries that still have polio to vaccinate children who are less than 15 years of age with the oral polio vaccine before coming to the Kingdom. The Ministry of Health also stressed the need to give those arriving from countries that have the disease of polio another dose of oral polio vaccine upon arrival in the Kingdom.
