{"id":1762,"date":"2025-05-27T09:44:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2025-05-27T09:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T08:44:35","slug":"hajj-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/2025\/05\/27\/hajj-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hajj 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hajj is an Islamic religious pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Umrah is an Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah that can be undertaken at any time of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dates for Hajj 1446H\/2025 are expected to be 4-9 June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issues public health recommendations and regulations to prevent and control health threats during Hajj and Umrah. This includes information on the vaccinations needed for entry visas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hajj:<\/strong> the official health requirements and recommendations for Hajj 1446H\/2025\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moh.gov.sa%2FHealthAwareness%2FPilgrims_Health%2FDocuments%2FHajj-Health-Requirements-English-language.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CStephen.Harris%40nhs.scot%7Cb4630d039d854d7746db08dd9cf6b47d%7C10efe0bda0304bca809cb5e6745e499a%7C0%7C0%7C638839305580845313%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LZmu2Yl1wCR2oVY%2Ff%2BS4pC6wd7Bik7iIkLcnP6uJ%2F3Q%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.moh.gov.sa\/HealthAwareness\/Pilgrims_Health\/Documents\/Hajj-Health-Requirements-English-language.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Umrah: <\/strong>the official health requirements and recommendations for Umrah 1446H\/2025<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.sa\/en\/HealthAwareness\/Pilgrims_Health\/Documents\/Health-Regulations-Umrah-EN.pdf\">https:\/\/www.moh.gov.sa\/en\/HealthAwareness\/Pilgrims_Health\/Documents\/Health-Regulations-Umrah-EN.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the Travel Health Pro\u00a0 \u2018Hajj and Umrah pilgrimage\u2019 page for further information.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftravelhealthpro.org.uk%2Ffactsheet%2F19%2Fhajj-and-umrah&amp;data=05%7C02%7CStephen.Harris%40nhs.scot%7Cb4630d039d854d7746db08dd9cf6b47d%7C10efe0bda0304bca809cb5e6745e499a%7C0%7C0%7C638839305580882572%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=OZJrDZVTzvTHvDDG8mxv2P36anEdZOXafV1Y4SbYaR4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaTHNaC &#8211; Hajj and Umrah<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\r\nspan.heady { color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent !important; text-shadow: 0px 4px 3px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%), 0px 6px 16px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 32%), 0px 6px 17px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); }\r\n\r\nspan.headysub { color: #FFFFFF; background-color: transparent !important; text-shadow: 0px 4px 3px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%), 0px 6px 16px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 32%), 0px 6px 17px rgb(0 0 0 \/ 20%); }\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.headline {\r\nmin-height: 129px;\r\npadding-top: 30px;\r\npadding-bottom: 35px;\r\nflex-direction: column;\r\njustify-content: flex-end;\r\n}\r\n#default-page-image {\r\nbackground-size: cover, cover, auto;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n\r\n#default-page-image {\r\ncolor: #FFFFFF !important;\r\nbackground-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 70%), url(https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/travelclinics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/11\/header.jpg), url(https:\/\/www.nhslothian.scot\/aah100\/wp-content\/themes\/brochure-theme\/images\/abstract.jpg) !important;\r\nbackground-position: left center, center top, center top !important;\r\nbackground-repeat: repeat-y, no-repeat, no-repeat !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#members2 {\r\nbackground-image: none !important;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hajj is an Islamic religious pilgrimage which is attended by 2 to 3 million pilgrims annually. 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