While they were participating at the end of October in the Trek Rose Trip, which raises awareness about breast cancer, raises funds for the Ruban Rose association and several other structures, in the Sahara, in Morocco, more than 800 women lived a traumatic experience. 200 of them were affected by severe forms of diarrhea.
The investigation opened into the case of injections that caused blindness in patients at the August 20, 1953 hospital in Casablanca, and entrusted to the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ), is yielding its first conclusions.
The authorities in charge of health monitoring at the Tanger Med port are intensifying their control operations on ships coming from countries affected by the exceptional spread of bed bugs . France is specifically targeted.
In Casablanca, butchers and intermediaries are warning about the proliferation of red meats from clandestine slaughtering. The quantities sold far exceed those controlled by the health authorities.
In the province of Azilal, several children have succumbed to scorpion stings due to the non-availability of anti-venom serums in the health centers and hospitals in the region.
The proliferation of bed bugs in France is of great concern to Morocco, which has just implemented a strict prevention system to avoid their "importation" into the kingdom through the ports.
Morocco is stepping up its fight against "Poufa", a new cheap drug, known as the "cocaine of the poor", which not only has social repercussions, including the separation of families and an increase in suicides and murders, but also leads to physical complications, such as skin infections, ulcers, cardiovascular diseases and kidney problems.
The city of Casablanca is tackling the fight against pests, including bed bugs , recently spotted in France.
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection confirmed on Wednesday the absence of an exceptional spread of bed bugs in Morocco . In a statement, the health authorities claim to have implemented preventive measures in collaboration with various stakeholders.
Following the announcement of the spread of bed bugs in France, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection has activated the health surveillance and monitoring system at the borders.
Melilla has declared a "level 1 alert" after detecting in recent weeks four cases of rabies in the city, which borders Morocco where rabies continues to rage. The authorities of the autonomous city have tightened the conditions for travel in the peninsula with animals.
Morocco is one of the countries where healthcare, both public and private, is the most expensive in the world.