Morocco
Brain Drain Looms: 71% of Moroccan Medical Students Plan to Leave Country
In Morocco, 71.1% of final-year students intend to go abroad, including 61.6% of women. The quality of training and working conditions are being called into question.
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Health
Morocco
Morocco's Health Minister Questioned Over Unpaid Hospital Interns and Residents
Many interns and residents working in several hospitals find themselves without salaries and allowances for months. Hassan Oumarbit, PPS (Opposition) deputy of the House of Representatives, addressed a written question to the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Khalid Ait Taleb.
Morocco
Manhunt Underway for 13 Dangerous Patients After Mass Escape from Moroccan Psychiatric Hospital
A total of 14 patients - some of whom are particularly dangerous - escaped from the Inzegane psychiatric hospital in the Agadir region. One of the escapees was arrested, while the other 13 are still actively being sought.
Sport
Ajax to Pay $8.5 Million to Family of Brain-Damaged Player Abdelhak Nouri
Ajax Amsterdam announced on Monday that it will pay €7.85 million as compensation to the family of Moroccan player Abdelhak Nouri , who now lives with brain damage, after suffering a cardiac arrest during a friendly match in July 2017.
Morocco
Morocco Debates Controversial Plan to Shorten Medical Training Amid Doctor Shortage
The reduction in the duration of medical training is debated in parliament and on social networks. Parliamentary groups in the House of Representatives disapprove of this decision by the Ministry of Higher Education and propose other measures to address the shortage of doctors.
Spain
Donors Fund Trip for Moroccan Toddler with Rare Disease to Visit Family
The El Rocio Brotherhood has agreed to cover the round-trip travel expenses of Ayoub , the two-year-old Moroccan boy suffering from a rare disease, and his mother, Bouchra. The two will be able to see the other family members in Morocco after two years of treatment in Malaga.
Morocco
Morocco Shortens Medical School to 6 Years in Healthcare Reform Push
The Moroccan government plans to reform medical studies. From now on, the duration of medical training will be reduced from 7 years to 6 years.
Belgium
Belgium Mandates Digital Covid Certificate for Short-Stay Travelers, Including Moroccans
Starting this Friday, Moroccan and other travelers arriving on Belgian territory must present a Digital Covid Certificate. This is the decision taken by the Interministerial Health Conference (CIM), which brings together the various Ministers of Health of the country.
Morocco
Moroccan Plastic Surgeons Warn Against Illegal Cosmetic Procedures in Salons and Gyms
Moroccan plastic surgeons are once again taking a stand, this time to warn against the illegal practice of medicine and cosmetic surgery in hair salons, gyms and spas. They have drawn the attention of Moroccans to the irreversible consequences that these practices can have.
Spain
Fundraiser Launched for Moroccan Toddler Awaiting Kidney Transplant in Spain
Ayoub Fathi, the two-year-old Moroccan boy suffering from a rare disease and undergoing treatment in Malaga, needs to go to Morocco with his mother, while waiting to undergo a kidney transplant in a hospital in Seville. A fundraising appeal has been launched to help them.
Morocco
Morocco Considers Easing COVID-19 Restrictions as Health Officials Meet
The Minister of Health and Social Protection and the Scientific and Technical Committee are holding a meeting this Monday, February 14, during which a new strategy to fight the coronavirus should be adopted. Are we heading towards the lifting of health restrictions?
France
France to Lift PCR Test Requirement for Vaccinated Non-EU Travelers, Including Moroccans
France announced on Tuesday the easing of certain restrictive measures for travelers from non-European Union (EU) countries. Good news for vaccinated Moroccans who will no longer be required to take PCR tests to travel to the country.