As the coronavirus has been raging in the People’s Republic of China for a few days, Beijing reassures Rabat that everything will be done to ensure the safety, health and well-being of Moroccan nationals in Xi Jiping’s country, particularly in the city of Wuhan and the province of Hubei.
While passing through the hospital in Midelt , two Chinese tourists, suspected of carrying the deadly Corona virus, caused panic among the health authorities in the city.
The Ministry of Health is shaken by a major corruption case involving defective equipment, acquired at exorbitant prices. The fraud file was revealed following a denunciation by the Moroccan network for the defense of the right to health and the right to life.
Morocco has required health checks at international ports and airports to detect any imported cases early in order to curb the spread of the Corona virus, if necessary.
The probability is low that the Corona virus, which has been raging in China since mid-December, will be introduced in Morocco . But the risk does exist.
A patient, around forty years old, died during evacuation. The cause of this tragedy is a fuel shortage that has caused outrage and indignation in Youssoufia.
In response to the requests and concerns of the population about the appearance of the epidemic related to the coronavirus in China, the Ministry of Health is reassuring.
Moroccans who consume raw, undercooked, marinated, or preserved fish in preparations with low salt and acetic acid content are exposed to various diseases.
Drug shortages observed in some pharmacies in Morocco do not only concern chronic diseases and cancer. Patients with mental illnesses, and even the flu, unfortunately find themselves in the lot with its many consequences.
The Socialist parliamentary group has submitted a bill to the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee in the first Chamber of the Moroccan Parliament to increase the maternity leave in the public administration to 16 weeks instead of 14 currently.
In its latest epidemiological bulletin, the Ministry of Health has sounded the alarm on the flu epidemic, now well established in Morocco. It particularly affects people aged 25 to 59 and 15 to 24, who, according to the ministry, represent the highest proportions, respectively with 29.2 and 21.6%.
The committee in charge of the fight against pests and stray animals in Casablanca has captured more than 6,000 dogs and 551 stray cats for sterilization during the period from January to December 2019.