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Mass gathering

Event attended by a significant number of people

Event attended by a significant number of people

Mass gatherings are events attended by a sufficient number of people to strain the planning and response resources of the host community, state/province, nation, or region where it is being held.{{citation | title = 4º Encontro da Rede CIEVS (Centro de Informação em Saúde para Viajantes) |trans-title=Brazil- Conference: The 4th Annual Meeting of the CIEVS network| work = Mass Gathering Guidelines= OEI

  • Planned (long term or spontaneously planned) event
  • “a specified number of persons (at least 1000 persons).
  • at a specific location, for a specific purpose (e.g. social function, public event, sporting event) for a defined period of time”.
  • Requires Multi-Agency Coordination Mass gatherings are usually sporting events (such as Olympic Games) or religious pilgrimages (such as Kumbh Mela or Arba'een Pilgrimage). They are highly visible and in some cases, millions of people attend them.

Statistics

Here is some Statistics about the latest mass gatherings in the world:

2022:

July: Hajj in Mecca: 1 million

September: Arba'een Pilgrimage in Karbala: 21 million

2020-2021:

No more mass gathering due to COVID-19

2020:

January: Qasem Soleimani's funeral in Tehran: 7 million

2019:

January: Kumbh Mela in Allahabad: 14 million

February: Kumbh Mela in Allahabad: 50 million

August: Hajj in Mecca: 2.5 million

October: Arba'een Pilgrimage in Karbala: 18 million

Mass Gathering Medicine is a new field of medicine that focuses on the health risks of mass gatherings. The World Health Organization through its "Department of Global Alert and Response" supports Member States hosting mass gatherings and regularly receives a large number of requests for technical support by countries organizing large mass gatherings.

References

References

  1. (December 2012). "Minimum Data Set for Mass-Gathering Health Research and Evaluation: A Discussion Paper". Prehospital and Disaster Medicine.
  2. [https://www.who.int/activities/managing-health-risks-during-mass-gatherings Managing health risks during mass gatherings] retrieved 25 Jan 2023
  3. [https://mecca.net/hajj-information/ Hajj Information] retrieved 30 Jan 2023
  4. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220917-21-million-shiites-mark-arbaeen-in-iraq-s-karbala 21 million Shiites mark Arbaeen in Iraq's Karbala] retrieved 30 Jan 2023
  5. [https://en.imna.ir/photo/404717/Kerman-pays-homage-to-Lieutenant-General-Qassem-Soleimani Kerman pays homage to Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani] retrieved 6 Feb 2023
  6. [https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/1-4-crore-people-take-dip-as-kumbh-mela-begins-1431763-2019-01-16 1.4 crore people take dip as Kumbh Mela begins] retrieved 30 Jan 2023
  7. [https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/mauni-amavasya-sangam-turns-into-biggest-confluence-of-human-faith-as-5-cr-devotees-take-dip-3482471.html Mauni Amavasya: Sangam turns into biggest confluence of human faith as 5 cr devotees take dip] retrieved 30 Jan 2023
  8. [https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/7/7/photos-one-million-muslims-start-hajj-pilgrimage-in-mecca Photos: One million Muslims start Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca] retrieved 30 Jan 2023
  9. https://en.irna.ir/news/83522737/Arbaeen-pilgrims-count-hits-18-million Arbaeen pilgrims count hits 18 million]
  10. "Public Health Preparedness for Mass Gatherings".
  11. (2007). "Mass Gatherings and Public Health".
  12. "Communicable disease alert and response for mass gatherings".
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