Study: Nearly Half of Moroccans Face Mental Health Challenges
11 October 2022
According to a recent study published by the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, 48.9% of Moroccans suffer from mental illness.
Health
Morocco Sees Sharp Decline in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Despite Ample Supply
6 October 2022
In Morocco, the great influx is no longer in the vaccination centers. The stability of the epidemiological situation seems to explain this lack of interest of Moroccans for (…)
Spanish Couple Jailed for Smuggling Rabid Dog from Morocco, Endangering Public Health
4 October 2022
The criminal court of Toledo has sentenced a couple to ten months in prison for having introduced into Spain from Morocco in 2013 a dog infected with rabies that bit several (…)
Moroccan Woman, 25, Delivers Healthy Quadruplets in Rare Birth at El Jadida Clinic
29 September 2022
It’s a first in El Jadida. A 25-year-old new mother gave birth by Caesarean section to quadruplets in a clinic in the city. The delivery took place under the supervision of a (…)
Moroccan Hospital Pioneers 3D-Printed Titanium Jaw Reconstruction Surgery
29 September 2022
The International University Hospital Mohammed VI in Bouskoura has just achieved a new surgical feat. On September 15, a team of surgeons successfully performed a mandibular (…)
Spain Faces High Rabies Risk Due to Low Dog Vaccination Rates, Study Warns
28 September 2022
Spain presents a "high" risk of a rabies epidemic due to the "low vaccination rate" of dogs. This is revealed in an epidemiological report on rabies carried out by the (…)
Moroccan Author Slams Elderly Care in French Institutions, Contrasts with Family-Centered Approach
28 September 2022
Sabrina Bakir-Rio, a Moroccan living in France, denounces the "capitalist system that prioritizes economies over quality of life" of the elderly in French nursing homes and (…)
Morocco Loses 600 Engineers Annually in Growing Brain Drain Crisis
23 September 2022
The massive exodus of Moroccan skills does not only affect the health sector. Engineering is not spared, according to an analysis by Hamida Benlemlih, general manager of (…)
Morocco Expands Nurses’ Emergency Powers Amid Doctor Shortage Controversy
21 September 2022
In a circular dated September 7, the Minister of Health informs anesthesia and resuscitation nurses that they are authorized to carry out emergency interventions in the absence (…)
Morocco Considers Menstrual Leave Bill, Sparking Public Debate
19 September 2022
Is Morocco about to follow in the footsteps of other countries by granting women menstrual leave? The subject is of interest to a parliamentary group that has already tabled a (…)