Fahad Al-Saif, Minister of Funding of Saudi Arabia, praised Aman, a pioneering initiative designed to allow sufferers with complicated medical circumstances to securely undertake Hajj and Umrah by structured, end-to-end medical help.
The minister expressed his appreciation for the initiative throughout a gathering on the Ministry of Funding in Riyadh with Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Founding father of Response Plus Medical Providers (RPM), together with senior officers from the Group.
Developed by Saudi Response Plus Medical Providers (Saudi RPM) in collaboration with authorities within the Kingdom, the initiative introduces a brand new mannequin of medically supported pilgrimage, integrating scientific care, logistics, and real-time monitoring throughout the affected person journey. The launch follows the profitable completion of this system’s pilot section, throughout which the primary affected person safely carried out Umrah underneath full medical supervision.
Fahad Al-Saif highlighted that it displays the shared objectives of healthcare suppliers and the efficient mobilization of capabilities by cross-sector collaboration, consistent with the imaginative and prescient of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its management.
Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil mentioned the initiative displays a broader effort to take away limitations between well being and religion. “No particular person ought to have to decide on between their medical situation and a deeply private non secular journey. Aman is designed to make such journeys attainable by structured, dependable medical care, aligned with the management’s directives and Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030’s objectives of enhancing secure and accessible Hajj and Umrah. We’re grateful to the Ministry of Funding and authorities within the Kingdom for his or her steerage and help in bringing this program to life.”
A Affected person’s Journey
Hameed Kaniyaarakkal, a 60-year-old resident of Karuvancheri in Kozhikode district, in India’s southern state of Kerala, had as soon as struggled to even transfer because of a fancy most cancers situation.
“When Hameed got here to us, he had problem swallowing and a change in his voice. Investigations confirmed most cancers, however it had not unfold, so we proceeded with radiation remedy. The remedy section was extreme, and journey would usually be thought of excessive threat for a affected person like him,” mentioned Dr. Sathish Padmanabhan, Radiation Oncologist at Aster MIMS, Kozhikode.
“Via the Aman program, nonetheless, his journey was rigorously deliberate with steady medical oversight from his residence nation to Saudi Arabia, together with paramedic help and real-time monitoring. He remained inside a completely supervised circle of care all through.”
His journey was ready over 22 days, adopted by a 12-day pilgrimage from Kozhikode to Jeddah underneath steady supervision.
“Throughout his sickness, someday he bought up on his personal and mentioned ‘Alhamdulillah’. From that second, we held on to the hope that someday he would have the ability to carry out Umrah,” mentioned his spouse, Suleiha.
“The help from the medical doctors and medical crew gave me the arrogance to journey with out worry. From the time I began the journey till I returned residence, there was full care,” Hameed mentioned.
Throughout his keep, he accomplished the Umrah rituals and visited key websites together with Mina, Muzdalifah, Safa, and Marwah.
Program Rollout
The Aman program works in collaboration with journey and tourism companions together with Safiya Travels and Good Hope Travels, making certain seamless coordination throughout borders. Bookings for the service are set to open from April 6, with plans to increase help to sufferers from a number of nations and throughout a variety of medical circumstances.
