2024 Hajj: Commission to Review Medical Team Selection Procedure
As part of efforts to reposition and promote transparency in the activities of the National Medical Team, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has inaugurated a 15-member committee to review the operation of the team for the 2024 Hajj.
Speaking during the event held in the board room of the Hajj House in Abuja, the Ag. Chairman and CEO of the Commission, Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, said that some of the processes and procedures need to be updated as some of them have become archaic and obsolete.
In a press statement signed by the Deputy Director, Information & Publications of NAHCON, Mousa Ubandawaki, the NAHCON boss said, “The National Medical Team is so important in the performance of Hajj activities. It is fairly disturbing that some of its processes and procedures need to be tinkered with if we are to achieve better results. We need to inject new ideas into the way its tasks are implemented, as some of its processes and procedures have become archaic and obsolete.
“As with all human endeavours, the team has faced overwhelming challenges. Therefore, we need to think outside the box and explore other ways. Through adventure, it is the only way we can reposition their activities.”
The Chairman/CEO, who expressed his trust and confidence in the committee members, advised them to be flexible and follow the existing regulations and guidelines.
“In tinkering with the guidelines, please take cognizance of the existing rules so that we can achieve maximum results. With your expertise, background, and disposition, and having proven yourself in the past, so much is expected from you, and I believe you won’t fail us,” he said.
In response, the Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Saidu Ahmed Dumbulwa, expressed delight in their appointments and gave assurance that the team would come up with robust, comprehensive, and simple guidelines that would ensure that Nigerian pilgrims are served satisfactorily.
The Committee, which has two weeks to submit its recommendations, is to evaluate the effectiveness and identify the shortcomings in the current National Medical Team Guidelines; to analyse and assess the roles of relevant stakeholders in Nigeria and their key contributions in the context of National Medical Team operations, among others, as part of its Terms of Reference.
