Within its activities to spread the voluntary work spirit among students, the Department of Public Health at the College of Health Science in Al-Laith held a workshop for the students of the department on Tuesday 20 March 2018, corresponding with 2 Rajab 1439AH. It was titled “Diseases and Conditions During Haj (Pilgrimage)”. It discussed the health services provided during Haj and the role of Health Sciences Students in serving the guests of the Two Holy Mosques. The workshop was delivered by Dr. Omar Bashir Ahmed, the researcher at the Institute of The Two Holy Mosques for Haj and Umrah Research. At the start of his lecture he explained the role of government authorities in maintaining the safety and health of pilgrims.

He then discussed the most prominent diseases and conditions among pilgrims, especially the more infectious ones, as he gave information about the rates, percentages, characteristics, and reasons for these diseases, as well as the factors that may increase their dangerousness and their method of prevention. He concluded his lecture with discussing the role of Health Sciences students in terms of raising health awareness, public care, and volunteering to contribute to enhancing protection from Haj diseases.

 Dr. Tarek Abdullah Ahmed Zafr, the Dean of the College of Health Sciences in Al-Laith, spoke about the role of the college in encouraging students to do voluntary work and community services, especially to serve God’s guests, allowing students to communicate with the various bodies inside and outside the university community.

 Dr. Falih Saud Al-Yazidi, Head of the Public Health Department at the College, expressed his happiness and satisfaction with the great attendance and the desire of the students to attend the workshop. He pointed out that such courses are held to raise health awareness as well as enhance individuals’ cognitive level within the framework of the 2030 Kingdom Vision. He promised to organize and establish such events to instill and spread the spirit of volunteer work among students in community participation and field work, especially in terms of serving God's guests. Dr. Bashir also praised the level of the students of Public Health and their keenness to attend such events, as well as interact and discuss the content of the lecture about some of the most prominent health conditions and diseases that spread during the performance of Haj rituals, enriching the event greatly.