The Head of Government, [Saâd-Eddine El Othmani], committed to launching a national plan for the prevention and fight against cancer (2020-2029). To everyone’s surprise, there is no trace of this plan in the 2021 finance bill.
Faced with the high cost of drugs and the saturation of hospitals caused by the health crisis due to the coronavirus, patients with kidney failure in the Ida-Outanane prefecture are suffering martyrdom. Gathered within a collective, they call on the competent health authorities to look into their case.
Moroccan researcher Dr. Moncef Slaoui , scientific advisor to "Operation Warp Speed," states that the Covid-19 vaccination campaign could start in the United States as early as December 11.
Plunged into a deep coma for more than 5 years, Samir, a young Moroccan, is threatened with expulsion from the Ceuta hospital. The Advisor of the Spanish far-right party, VOX, has questioned the medical coverage he is receiving.
Morocco stands out on the continent by producing its own vaccine against the new coronavirus, in collaboration with the Chinese pharmaceutical group Sinopharm. The kingdom would also have acquired 20 million doses of the Sputnik vaccine from Russia.
A surgeon practicing in Fez was ordered to pay the sum of 140,000 dirhams to a patient, for a serious medical malpractice. The doctor had forgotten a compress in her uterus.
The regulation of raw and manufactured tobacco in Morocco has been updated through draft law 66-20. The project was voted on by the Finance and Productive Sectors Committee on Thursday, November 12, just after the adoption of the 2021 finance bill.
The Ministry of Health has announced the establishment of a central commission and regional commissions within the health centers to verify the care of Covid-19 patients in private clinics.
Faced with numerous complaints about the treatment of Covid-19 patients in private clinics, the authorities have decided to set up a central commission and regional commissions. Their mission will be to monitor and control the care of infected persons who come to these private clinics.
Insurances refuse to reimburse the costs related to Covid-19 treatment and screening tests in the Kingdom. This is in defiance of the commitment of the Federation of Insurances and the Health Insurance Agency, which indicate that these care should be covered.
As part of the proper management of certain funeral services, the Ministry of the Interior, concerned by the lack of human resources, will delegate the powers of the municipal health offices to the private sector. Municipal officials will thus be directed towards medical professions, and doctors towards forensic medicine.
Morocco is preparing to acquire the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19. An agreement has recently been signed between the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Moroccan pharmaceutical company "Galenica".