The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board will start immunizing and medically screening the intended 2024 Hajj pilgrims today, Tuesday. 

According to a statement released on Tuesday, Saheed Onipede, the secretary of the board, stated this over the weekend.

According to Onipede, the purpose of the screening was to determine each pilgrim's health status in order to meet the standards for traveling abroad. 

He was observing lectures and sensitization campaigns across the state's local government districts when he gave his speech. 

He emphasised that medical officials from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital would screen the pilgrims for diabetes, malaria, typhoid, Hepatitis B, and pregnancy tests, among others. 

He said officials from the Port Health Service in the Federal Ministry of Health would vaccinate the intending pilgrims against diseases such as polio, meningitis and Yellow fever.

“The screening, which will be carried out on a local government basis, starts at 8 am daily from Tuesday, April 30, and ends May 9, 2024, at the Shamsi Adisa Thomas Mosque hall, Old Secretariat, GRA, Ikeja.

“According to the schedule, intending pilgrims from Agege, Amuwo Odofin, Badagry and Mushin LGAs would be screened and vaccinated on Tuesday, April 30. It would be the turn of Ajeromi Ifelodun, Eti-Osa, Kosofe and Oshodi-Isolo on Thursday, May, 2 while Alimosho, Epe, Ifako-ijaiye and Lagos Mainland would have theirs on Monday, May 6, 2024.

“Intending pilgrims from Apapa, Surulere, Ikeja and Lagos Island LGAs shall be vaccinated on Tuesday, May 7. Shomolu, Ojo and Ikorodu would have their turn on Wednesday, 8th of May while all outstanding and leftovers would be attended to on Thursday, May 9, 2024,” the statement said.

Onipede explained that the collection of results and consultations by medical doctors would also go on simultaneously at the venue.