Suspected Rabies Case in Spain After Tourist’s Cat Bite in Morocco
11 December 2019
The University Hospital of Cruces in the Basque autonomous community in northern Spain has diagnosed a Spaniard who is showing symptoms of rabies.
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Morocco Launches Massive HIV and Syphilis Screening for 20,000 Prisoners
9 December 2019
The AIDS screening campaign launched in Moroccan prisons ends on December 25. According to the General Delegation for Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR), 20,000 inmates (…)
Rapper French Montana Recovering After Hospitalization for Exhaustion and Health Scare
7 December 2019
French Montana has just given news of himself from the American hospital where he was hospitalized in intensive care. The health of the rapper who complained of severe stomach (…)
Morocco Faces High Premature Birth Rate: 13.4% of Newborns Affected Annually
7 December 2019
Morocco has seen a sustained decline in the maternal and infant mortality rate in recent years. But we cannot rejoice in the prematurity rate, which is 13.41% each year, the (…)
Morocco Ranks Among Top 5 Greenhouse Gas Emitters in North Africa
6 December 2019
Pollution from the construction, industry and private transport sectors positions Morocco in the top 5 of greenhouse gas emitting countries.
Morocco Expands Health Insurance to Cover Infertility Treatments
4 December 2019
Certain drugs used in the treatment of infertility will now be reimbursed by the National Health Insurance Agency (ANAM). Dr. Leila Ibn Makhlouf, President of the Department of (…)
Armand Guigui, Prominent Moroccan Jewish Leader and Philanthropist, Dies at 86
3 December 2019
The Jewish community of Fez is in mourning. Armand Guigui, its president, died on the night of Sunday, December 01 in Rabat following a long illness.
Morocco’s HIV Hotspots: Four Cities Lead in AIDS Cases as Nation Plans Awareness Campaign
3 December 2019
Nearly 21,000 Moroccans are infected with HIV, according to the 2018 statistics of the United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS). Worse, 30% of these HIV-positive people (…)
Morocco’s Health Ministry Assures Ample Supply of Tuberculosis Medications
2 December 2019
The Ministry of Health has reassured patients about the availability of anti-tuberculosis drugs in healthcare facilities.
Thyroid Patients in Morocco Face Critical Shortage of Levothyrox Medication
1 December 2019
Patients continue to face the unavailability of the "Levothyrox" product, yet essential for the treatment of thyroid disorders. They call on the government to come to their aid.