Around 1,20,000 pilgrims undertook the Haj pilgrimage this year from India and 356 doctors and paramedics were deployed for the medical care.
Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra released a document titled 'Medical Care Arrangements for Haj Pilgrimage' here on Friday in collaboration with the Ministry of minority affairs.
Mohammed Shahid Alam, Consulate General of India in Jeddah (who joined virtually), representatives of WHO, and other stakeholders were also present.
Haj represents the largest and most enduring annual mass gathering event globally, the health ministry said in a statement.
The responsibility for medical care arrangements lies with the Emergency Medical Relief Division and the International Health Division of the Directorate General of Health Services under ministry of health, it said.
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