Director of Karbala Red Crescent Operations Department Reports on Measures to Serve Arbaeen Pilgrims
Salam Karbala program aired on the Imam Hussain TV Farsi hosted, on Wednesday, Adnan Javad, the director of the Red Crescent Operations Department of the holy city of Karbala. In this program, he answered the questions raised about the services of this department in the holy city of Karbala, especially during the days of holy Arbaeen pilgrimage.
Adnan Javad, the director of Red Crescent Operations Department of the holy city of Karbala participated in the Salam Karbala program aired on Imam Hussein TV Farsi on Wednesday. During the show, he stated that the Iraqi Red Crescent Society has formed a working group under the title of management of unexpected incidents, joined by all relevant agencies, to follow up on special cases that are related to the Red Crescent population.
In relation to the activities of the Red Crescent community during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, Adnan Javad said: the main part of the activities of this community is dedicated to providing first aid, providing an ambulance, setting up mobile clinics at the entrances of the holy city of Karbala.
He further added: People who suffer from suffocation or fractures and other outpatient cases will be receiving all necessary assistance. In addition, tools such as stretchers are available to these units so that, if needed, they will transfer the patients to the centers that have been identified around the sacred shrines of Imam Hussein and Abalfazl al-Abbas, peace be upon them both, and provide them with the necessary services.
Adnan Javad also stated: “Due to the increase in heat, a number of pilgrims come to us, and if their problem can be solved on an outpatient basis, they are provided with first aid, and if they are facing an acute problem, they are referred to clinics and centers to receive further advanced services.
In relation to the bases of this community in Karbala and its surroundings, he said: The Red Crescent community has divided the holy city of Karbala into several parts in order to fulfill its duties. It has set up field tents at the exit of Baghdad-Karbala, on the path of Mosayyib to Karbala, at the exit of Babol, Tuwairij, Hindiyeh, Ebrahimeh, and Fariha to provide first aid to those in need. In addition, a clinic has been planned to connect these bases.
He further said: Three clinics have been placed on the way to Najaf, and clinics are also planned in Mathna, Divaniyyeh, and Basra. These clinics are not far from each other so as to ease transfers if needed.
Adnan Javad, referring to the presence of a number of volunteer members of the Red Crescent Society for providing services to pilgrims during Arbaeen, said: these people are present among the participants in the Arbaeen Walk in different directions and provide the necessary services to pilgrims. Additionally, field tents have been set up for the care and treatment of patients.
Referring to the mobile clinics of this population during the Arbaeen days, the director of the Red Crescent Operation Department of the Holy City of Karbala said: These centers are located in Bab Tuwairij, at the center of Karbala, in the Station of Seyyed Judeh, and Kafil Hospital.
He further added: Two thousand employees and volunteers of the Red Crescent Society from different cities of Iraq are working during the days of Arbaeen, and these services are provided from Basra to Diyala, and in all routes of the Arbaeen pilgrimage.
Adnan Javad also pointed to the establishment of a center for the missing and lost as well as a center for people who suffer from bleeding and special or dangerous conditions. He further added: In the past, when the number of pilgrims was less, there were tents near the sacred shrines of Imam al-Hussain and Abalfazl al-Abbas, but now that the number of pilgrims has increased, we are forced to set up a mobile clinic in different places to help pilgrims, especially those who have an emergency.
