Brain Drain Looms: 71% of Moroccan Medical Students Plan to Leave Country

The brain drain in the health sector will intensify in the coming years despite the measures taken by the government. According to a study, this shortage that Morocco is suffering from will worsen if strong actions are not taken to reassure the next generation of doctors.

Out of 251 medical students surveyed, nearly 97.6% think of emigrating abroad to have quality training, 99% opt for migration to have better working conditions, and 97.2% do so for a better quality of life.

Several others also justify this desire to go abroad. According to the figures, 95.2% of students are dissatisfied with their training and intend to strengthen themselves abroad. 97% because they are not satisfied with the salaries of doctors. In addition, 83.6% of students prefer to emigrate because of what they perceive as contempt and underestimation of the value of the doctor in the media.

As for the destination, 34% of the respondents have set their sights on Germany. The government must continue the reforms to improve working conditions, the quality of training and the salary of health personnel, if they want to reduce the emigration rate among medical students, concludes the study.