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        "msgid": "hajj-ministry-gathers-notes-for-2026-pilgrimage-evaluation-tightens-health-rules-1781275985",
        "date": "2026-06-12 21:07:17",
        "title": "Hajj Ministry Gathers Notes for 2026 Pilgrimage Evaluation, Tightens Health Rules",
        "author": "Muhammad Hafil",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is compiling key findings from the 2026 pilgrimage to improve future operations, focusing on pilgrim movement in Armuzna and stricter health screenings. The ministry aims to reduce fatalities by enforcing more selective medical criteria for 2027, while also working to prevent significant cost increases despite rupiah depreciation.",
        "content": "<p>The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (Kemenhaj) has stated it has gathered\na number of notes as evaluation material for the 2026 hajj\nimplementation, namely the mobilisation of pilgrims in Arafah,\nMuzdalifah, and Mina (Armuzna) and the health istitha\u2019ah policy.\n\u201cCertainly there are many evaluations, this is the first year the\nMinistry of Hajj and Umrah has directly organised the pilgrimage, there\nare several important notes, especially regarding movement in Armuzna\nand secondly concerning health istitha\u2019ah,\u201d said Deputy Minister of Hajj\nand Umrah (Wamenhaj) Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak in Malang City, East Java,\non Friday (12\/6\/2026). Dahnil stated that the assignment pattern for\nofficers during pilgrim movement in Armuzna will be improved so they can\nprovide more intensive services to pilgrims. He acknowledged that the\nhealth istitha\u2019ah policy is an important note because the mortality rate\namong pilgrims, particularly from East Java, remains high despite having\ndecreased compared to last year. Dahnil conveyed that the number of East\nJava pilgrims who died in 2025 reached 104 people, whereas in 2026 the\ndeath toll fell to 65 people. Therefore, Kemenhaj will tighten the\nenforcement of health requirements for every citizen intending to\nperform the pilgrimage in the 2027 hajj season. \u201cNext year we will be\nmore selective, for example those with indications of dementia will be\nbarred from departing, those with kidney disease, tuberculosis (TBC),\nand so on, we will ensure they cannot depart,\u201d he said. Additionally,\nthe ministry is currently formulating the Hajj Travel Cost (BPIH) for\n2027 and striving to ensure there is no significant increase due to the\nweakening of the rupiah exchange rate against the US dollar. \u201cOf course\nwe are trying to find a financing posture that is fair for the pilgrims\nand fair for hajj finances,\u201d he stated. Deputy Minister Dahnil\u2019s visit\nto Malang City was to provide support to Muhaimin, a hajj officer whose\nwife recently passed away. On that occasion, Dahnil conveyed that his\narrival with Kemenhaj at the house of mourning was to offer moral\nsupport to the deceased\u2019s family. Dahnil added that hajj officers are\ntruly part of the Kemenhaj family. Muhaimin is currently still carrying\nout his duties as a hajj officer in Saudi Arabia. \u201cHe, Cak Imin\n(Muhaimin\u2019s nickname), is fulfilling his responsibilities until\ncompletion in the holy land,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hajj-ministry-gathers-notes-for-2026-pilgrimage-evaluation-tightens-health-rules-1781275985",
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