Experts from 8 Countries Attending ‘Health in Arbaeen’ Int’l Congress in Tehran
Experts and scholars from 8 countries are taking part in the scientific event.
They will discuss health and medical issued related to the annual Arbaeen march.
An exhibition mounted on the sidelines of the congress offers, among other things, health products that could help pilgrims during the Arbaeen march.
Addressing the opening ceremony, President of the Iran University of Medical Sciences Abdol Reza Pazouki noted that during the Arbaeen season, a large number of pilgrims of different age groups and from various countries take part in a pilgrimage in Iraq that is different from other gatherings in the world.
He underlined efforts to protect the health of the pilgrims and ensure observing health protocols.
He also noted that 17 scientific committees are active in the international congress, adding that 387 papers have been submitted to the congress, 180 of which will be presented by the authors and others in the form of posters.
There will also be 24 workshops that help those involved get better prepared to serve the Arbaeen pilgrims, he went on to say.
A cultural campaign has also been added to the congress this year with the aim of promoting the health culture, he further noted.
Head of the National Emergency Management Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NEMO) Jafar Miadfar was another speaker at the opening ceremony.
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He referred to the hot weather as a challenge and stressed the need for informing those in charge of Moukebs (resting places that offer food and services to pilgrims) about the need for observing health protocols.
The Arbaeen mourning ceremony is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.
It marks the 40th day after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS). This year’s Arbaeen is expected to fall on August 25, depending on the moonsighting.
Each year, a huge crowd of Shias flock to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourning rites.
The pilgrims, mainly from Iraq and Iran, travel long routes on foot to the holy city.
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