…To airlift about 2000 intending pilgrims
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has sought the cooperation of the Port Health Service (PHS) Lagos State office, in the area of vaccination and prompt issuance of the yellow card for the intending pilgrims that would be performing the Y2024 Hajj and Umrah exercises in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the state.
The Board Secretary, Mr. Saheed Onipede made the plea when he led some senior officers of the Board on a courtesy visit to the Director, Port Health Service (PHS), Dr. Omede Ogu, in his office at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on Tuesday.
Onipede who used the medium to appreciate Dr. Omede and his officials for the quality service rendered to the state during the last Hajj operation, said that the Board embarked on the visit in order for the two agencies to plan ahead and ensure that necessary strategies are put in place for a seamless vaccination exercise and issuance of the yellow card, which is a compulsory document every intending pilgrim must possess.
While noting that there is still room for improvement, he assured his host that the State Government would fully cooperate with the Federal Government’s Agency with a view to ensuring that all its intending pilgrims are adequately vaccinated against infectious diseases such as meningitis, yellow fever and oral polio in order to satisfy the requirements for international travels.
