13 incidents are common and repeatable in Iran

According to Fars news agency’s health group, Jafar Miyadfar, head of the country’s emergency department, said: “The Ministry of Health is a scientific and executive center, and programs must be carried out scientifically.”

Recalling that Iran is a country prone to accidents and disasters, more than 50 incidents have been seen in it, and 13 of them are common and repeated, and he said: In addition, throughout the year, with mass gatherings on various occasions such as the anniversary of victory The Islamic revolution and the march of 22 Bahman, the anniversary of the death of Imam Khomeini (RA), etc., the most prominent of which is the Arbaeen ceremony of Hosseini (AS) as a fluid and long-term march with the presence of a large crowd of people with different thoughts and religions. Diverse forms the largest community in the world and the Islamic world, especially for Shiites, whose management requires the necessary infrastructure.

Miyadafar stated: Every year, the Arbaeen headquarters has 17 specialized committees, one of which is the health and treatment committee, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Health, its executive role and intra-organizational coordinator has been assigned to the country’s emergency organization, providing health and treatment services to Pilgrims are responsible for this ceremony.

He said: In the Shalamcheh, Chezabeh and Ilam borders, which are normally used for Arbaeen ceremonies, as well as in the Khosravi border centered on the Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, on the Tamrchin border centered on the West Azarbaijan University of Medical Sciences, on the Bashmaq border. With Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences as the center, and Zahedan University of Medical Sciences on the borders of Mirjaveh and Rimdan, all kinds of health and treatment services are provided to pilgrims.

Referring to the special conditions of the participants, who are of different age groups, with different cultures and nationalities, and who choose the borders of Iran to attend Karbala and the Arbaeen ceremony, the head of the country’s emergency department added: Iran’s health system is designed to maintain the health of everyone. Pilgrims and prevention of possible transmission of diseases implements the general vaccination program such as measles, polio and corona in the entry areas of pilgrims from neighboring countries such as Pakistan and Afghanistan, and through universities of medical sciences in neighboring provinces.

Miyadafar said: Considering that the days of Muharram and Safar are in different seasons of the year and different weather conditions, during the Arbaeen walk this year, we experienced 55 degree weather in Ilam, which prevents all kinds of diseases and health problems caused by excessive heat in the region, the most common of which was heatstroke, and the provision of infrastructure and facilities necessary to deal with possible diseases and maintain the health and safety of pilgrims’ food and drinking water, including the arrangements of the health authorities in the provinces It was the border of the country.

Pointing out that every year, the number of participants in the Arbaeen ceremony increases, he noted: This year, after the corona virus restrictions, the number of pilgrims at the Ilam border was about 60 to 65 percent, and the number of pilgrims was traveling back and forth from the border. Ilam, it was estimated between 4 and 5.4 million people and despite the recommendations of the authorities not to allow pregnant mothers, children, the elderly and people with dialysis problems to participate in this grand event, we saw about 400 pregnant mothers visit the country’s emergency centers at the borders. .

Miyadafar, pointing out that the 8 universities of medical sciences in the border provinces are the executive arms of the country’s emergency organization, which provide the necessary considerations for the centralized management of the Arbaeen gathering by assessing the risk and extracting the needs, to hold the first specialized meeting “lesson learned” health system in the management of mass gatherings with an emphasis on Arbaeen Hosseini (PBUH) ceremony and appreciated the presence of the governors of these regions and their deputies in this specialized meeting.

He added: We will hold a specialized meeting “Lessons learned by the health system in managing mass gatherings with an emphasis on Arbaeen Hosseini (PBUH) ceremony” and in interaction with the officials of the 5 countries of Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Afghanistan, which have the largest number of pilgrims. through the borders of our country, we are trying to hold this specialized meeting internationally in the coming years.

Miyadafar expressed his hope that with the presence of students from the field of health in accidents and disasters of the University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health and experts and trustees from the relevant organizations in this one-day meeting, we will see good developments in the management of mass gatherings and Arbaeen Hosseini (PBUH) ceremonies. .

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