Khalid Aït Taleb

Morocco Unveils Plan to Lure Back 14,000 Doctors from Abroad

25 June 2020

14,000 Moroccan doctors have chosen to practice abroad, including 6,000 in France, according to the Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb. To encourage them to return to the (…)

Health Minister Under Fire as 40 Senior Officials Dismissed Amid Ministry Turmoil

5 June 2020

The Ministry of Health is gradually emptying its cadres. After the dismissal of 40 senior officials by Minister Aït Taleb, his chief of staff has just resigned.

Morocco Health Minister Faces Legal Challenge Over Official’s Dismissal

5 June 2020

The Minister of Health, Khalid Ait Taleb, is the subject of a complaint filed by the regional delegate of Kelaâ Sraghna, following his dismissal. The latter is asking for the (…)

Morocco’s Top Epidemiologist Denies Resignation Rumors, Affirms Commitment to Health Ministry

3 June 2020

Contrary to the information relayed by some electronic media including Bladi.net, the Director of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health, Mohamed Lyoubi, declared on Tuesday (…)

Morocco’s Health Officials Clash Amid COVID-19 Crisis

1 June 2020

Nothing is going well between the Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb and the Director of the Epidemiology Department, Mohamed El Youbi, responsible for providing the daily (…)

Morocco’s Health Emergency Lift Hinges on COVID-19 Spread Indicator

2 May 2020

The lifting of the state of health emergency is dependent on the inflection of the "R zero" indicator of the spread of covid-19 for two weeks, said Thursday the Minister of (…)