الهند: المستشفيات تسعى للحصول على شهادة "حلال"

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حصلت مستشفى "مدينة الصحة العالمية" كأولى المشافي على شهادة "حلال" من قبل "هيئة التنمية الحلال"، التي تؤكد تقديمها للوجبات الحلال وتحديدها لجهة القبلة داخل غرفها، وتوفيرها قاعة للصلاة؛ رغبة في جذب المسلمين لتلقي العلاج، في إطار سعيها للاستجابة لمطالب الزوار؛ حيث يبلغ مسلمو الشرق الأوسط لديها 75% من جملة المترددين.

وقد أشارت الهيئة إلى أن مستشفيات كبرى أخرى تسعى للحصول على شهادة "حلال" من قبل الهيئة المستقلة، التي تصدر شهادات اعتماد للأطعمة والأدوية التي لا تحتوي على مواد محرمة شرعًا. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Indian hospitals eye ‘Halal’ certification to attract patients from Muslim countries

There are two things that worry almost every patient from Islamic countries who come to Indian hospitals: the meat they eat and the direction of Mecca. With more than 75% of the medical tourists being from the Middle East, hospitals are eyeing ‘Halal’ certification to make them feel at home, Indian media reported recently.

Chennai-based Global Health City said it has become the first in the country to receive the ‘halal’ certification from the Halal Development Authority. The certification would mean they get ‘halal’ meat in food and have ‘quiblah’ (the direction of Mecca) signs in every room and prayer hall. Muslims offer prayers facing ‘quiblah.’

At least five leading hospital groups in the country including Apollo Hospitals and Fortis are in talks with the authority, said Halal India general manager Mohamed Noman Lateef. In Chennai, Mehta Hospitals and Lifeline Hospitals have also sent applications for the certification.

Halal India, is an independent Halal Certification body which is recognised by the Indian government and deals with certification of food, cosmetics and drugs as per the Sharia law. Halal is anything that is legal or lawful for Muslims. In terms of meat, halal applies to the kind of meat (pork is banned), their health condition and the way they are killed. The butcher must make a recitation to God and cut the jugular vein, carotid artery and the windpipe with a sharp knife. The animal can’t be stunned before it is killed.

Every room will also have a sticker that gives the exact direction of Mecca. “I tell every patient the food is halal. But I feel they would be happy to see the certification,” said Global Hospital’s international patients executive Vireesh Singh. “We tell them that we make public announcements for prayer and ensure that we give women a separate place during prayer,” he said.