Morocco is witnessing an important specialization in the level of medical supervision and affordable families benefit from the "Ramid"

N. Press

According to a report by the Ministry of Human Rights, the expenditure allocated to the health sector in the 2019 budget would amount to 16.33 billion dirhams, an increase of 5.23 billion dirhams compared with 2012, pointing out that the number of primary health care facilities has reached 2865 institutions in 2018 compared to 2689. In 2011, at the rural level, the number of such institutions increased between 1938 and 2033 of 1938 to 2033.

The report points out that despite the growth in the number of institutions in primary health care facilities, the number of physicians in these institutions decreased slightly between 2011 and 2018, from 3361 to 3134, and that the number of Nurses only increased by 282 between 2011 and 2018. There are 9218 to 9500 nurses. "

With regard to the hospital health service network, there were 158 facilities in 2018, 96 emergency medical units were established and equipped near the health centers, 33 medical rehabilitation services were provided. Emergency in hospitals, 11 emergency medical services and an ambulance hangar reinforced by the acquisition of 521 ambulances. New purchase of 4 helicopters for emergency medical transport, acquisition of a mobile campaign hospital and creation of social medicine institutions.

According to the same report, Morocco was able to expand health coverage, which accounted for 62% of the total population in 2018, a five-month increase in life expectancy since 1962 and a decline in infant and maternal mortality.

In addition, the report stresses that "the rates achieved at the level of decrease in infant and maternal mortality and their importance remain lower than those reached in countries similar to Morocco in terms of economic potential and level of development", adding: " Morocco still has significant specialization in terms of medical level and quasi-supervision. "Despite the successive increase in the number of financial positions allocated to the health sector, as well as the creation of faculties of medicine, pharmacy and of dentistry and improving their absorption capacity. "

The report pointed out that the contribution of households to health expenditure was 51% of public health expenditure, compared with 36% in the MENA region, with 57% of medical consultations taking place in private sector institutions. The quality of services provided in the public sector. "

The report points out that, although the services of the medical assistance system are specifically targeted at poor and vulnerable populations, "7.6% of the 20% of the better-off population also benefit, which calls for the need to accelerate the reform of the system of synergies in a general way. And the governance of the institutions that supervise them. "