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Thanks to swift measures taken by the Moroccan authorities in the early days of the pandemic, the country was able to effectively contain the virus in its first phase. A relatively young population also meant it was less likely to face the high death rates witnessed, for example, in neighbouring European countries. Public and private sector mobilisation helped the country meet its public health needs,…
Interview:Amine Benabderrazik What steps could be taken to successfully boost local production of pharmaceuticals? AMINE BENABDERRAZIK: Around 80% of medicines – both originals or generics – commercialised today in the Moroccan private market are manufactured locally. This is one of the highest local manufacturing rates in the region, and makes Morocco a good model for countries that want…
Morocco has made steady progress on Santé 2025, the quadrennial national strategy for improvement of the country’s health care sector. The kingdom recently inaugurated a number of new public health facilities and is approaching universal health coverage as it extends insurance schemes to self-employed workers and other segments of the population. The private sector has also made significant…
With demand for health care on the rise across the developing world and many governments struggling to keep pace with the changing needs of their populations, a new generation of health tech start-ups is entering the market. Harnessing the possibilities brought about by the digital revolution – notably the expansion of mobile phone penetration, but also emerging disruptive technologies such…
In August 2019 the Parliament approved a longawaited education framework law which aims to increase the quality and accessibility of the education system. The new law, officially known as framework law 51.17, puts into motion proposals recommended in its 15-year plan for the education sector, which runs from 2015 to 2030, and includes the recruitment and training of 200,000 new teachers. The…
As the world’s nations and businesses become increasingly interconnected, so too does the flow of global migration. According to the OECD’s “International Migration Outlook 2018”, in 2017 some 258m people resided in a country other than the one they were born in, and over 5m foreign-born persons were permanently settled in OECD countries. This flow of people not only brings benefits…
Morocco’s growing insured population and middle class is likely to incentivise additional investment in private health facilities and pharmaceutical production units. At the same time, the government has demonstrated progress in meeting goals set by Santé 25, which is likely to continue given the increase in the Ministry of Health budget in 2020. However, the public health sector will likely continue…
Morocco is often described as the gateway to Africa, an apt description given its proximity to Europe and its geographic location at the north-eastern tip of the continent. At its narrowest, the Strait of Gibraltar separates Point Cires in Morocco from Point Marroquí in Spain by 13 km. The country is neighboured by Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. At home, Morocco has identified
