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".
The resurgence of new infections in Agadir has led to the strengthening of restrictive measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus.
A Covid-19 infection provides protection against reinfection for most people for at least six months. This is revealed by a new study from the University of Oxford.
Operators in the fruit and vegetable processing sector will benefit from the new import substitution strategy of the Ministry of Industry. The Moroccan government has just adopted a draft decree to this effect.
Associative actors have come to the aid of the Tetouan hospital, which is suffering from a severe shortage of anti-Covid medicines and a lack of medical staff. Several batches of medicines intended for patients admitted to intensive care have been donated to this hospital.
Between the mediocre services of the public hospital and the lack of ethics in the private sector, access to health care in Morocco offers no other alternative. For Redouane Semlali, the issue of the purchasing power of Moroccans is not the responsibility of private clinics.
The Spanish authorities have just apprehended the author of the fake Covid-19 certificates. It is a Moroccan doctor practicing in Murcia and Cartagena.
Prime Minister Saâdeddine El Othmani said on Tuesday that Morocco has placed orders for two Covid-19 vaccines that are in phase 3 of clinical trials and is also in talks with other laboratories.
In Morocco, things are becoming clearer for the Covid-19 vaccination campaign. The vaccine will be free for a segment of the population.
In an effort to find an alternative to the congestion of the Imzouren hospital and to offer better care to patients, the city of Al Hoceima has equipped itself with a new medical center to accommodate asymptomatic Covid-19 cases.