Health & Education
From The Report: Morocco 2020
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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 to face pressure to address the ongoing shortage of health professionals. Equipped with a new education law and an ambitious budget for 2020, Morocco is well positioned to reform its education system. The new law, 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 plan bases the need for reform on the education system’s weaker areas, such as the economic difficulties faced by graduates. This chapter contains interviews with Amine Benabderrazik, President, Association of Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies in Morocco.

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Overview

Balanced approach: A higher sector budget and growing insured population drive investment in private health facilities and pharmaceuticals
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Interview

Local focus: Amine Benabderrazik, President, Association of Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies in Morocco (Les Entreprises du Médicament au Maroc, LEMM), on boosting pharmaceuticals
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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 to further develop their local production of medicines. For every 10 locally manufactured products,…

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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 as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and drones – these new companies are providing innovative solutions to the health care challenges of the 21st century. Start-ups utilising digital platforms and logistics software are expanding and enhancing…

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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 plan bases the need for reform on the education system’s weaker areas, such as the economic difficulties…

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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 to the lives of the migrants themselves, but also contributes significant economic opportunities to individual businesses and states. Despite this, public opinion in many countries is turning against migration, with increasing numbers of states implementing…

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Talent map: Changing global migration patterns bring both challenges and opportunities for the developing world
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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 to the lives of the migrants themselves, but also contributes significant economic opportunities to individual businesses and states. Despite this, public opinion in many countries is turning against migration, with increasing numbers of states implementing…