Health

A new controversy has erupted at Hassan II Hospital in Agadir after a nurse specializing in anesthesia and resuscitation was reportedly verbally assaulted and humiliated by a first-year resident inside an operating room. According to a statement from the National Union of Public Health (SNSP) in Agadir,......

A multidisciplinary medical caravan was organized on Saturday at the Provincial Hospital of Settat and in the rural commune of Oulad Saïd (Settat province), offering healthcare services to residents of remote and rural areas. The initiative, continuing through Sunday, is part of the National Initiative......

Morocco’s Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, has highlighted the persistently low rates of organ donation in the country, despite a gradual increase in registration requests in recent years. Speaking at an event organized by the Advisory Council for Human Organ Transplantation at the Faculty......

Akdital, Morocco’s leading private healthcare group, has firmly rejected reports suggesting that authorities closed its Agdal clinic in Rabat for lacking a compliance certificate. According to Akdital’s communications officer, Abdelkoddous Hafsi, the claims circulating in local media are......

Casablanca now welcomes the Elage Multidisciplinary Clinic, a modern healthcare facility designed to meet the needs of families while combining medical expertise with human-centered care. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, Elage Clinic offers a wide range of medical and surgical specialties,......

Morocco is facing growing concern over its high smoking rates, as new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals more than 3.5 million adult smokers in 2024, including around 160,000 women. The findings, published in the WHO report Global trends in tobacco use prevalence 2000-2024, show that......

Behind the everyday smiles, Morocco has emerged as one of Africa’s most affected nations by depression, according to figures from World Population Review, as cited by The African Exponent. In 2025, approximately 2.326 million Moroccans, 6.54% of the population, are experiencing depressive symptoms.......

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially launched the Global Clinical Trials Forum (GCTF), a new initiative aimed at elevating the quality, transparency, and coordination of clinical trials worldwide. The forum seeks to establish a multi-stakeholder network to reinforce clinical trial infrastructure......

Morocco’s leading private healthcare actors have disputed Health Minister Amine Tehraoui’s recent assertions that private clinics have received public investment subsidies, calling for transparency and the release of evidence supporting the claim. The controversy began after the minister’s......

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming Morocco's healthcare sector, offering solutions to long-standing challenges such as unequal access to care and administrative inefficiencies. By integrating advanced algorithms into diagnostics, resource management, and hospital operations, AI is driving......

Moroccan Prime Minister and leader of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), Aziz Akhannouch, emphasized on Saturday in Marrakech the government’s progress in the fields of health and education. Speaking during the fifth stage of the national communication tour Massar Al Injazat, attended by......

Three major Moroccan pharmacists’ unions have publicly distanced themselves from a recent sit-in held in Rabat, criticizing what they described as a “minority” group that lacks legitimacy and spreads confusion. In a joint statement, the National Federation of Pharmacists’ Unions......

An Indian doctor has been accused of raping a 24-year-old Moroccan woman while she was in a vulnerable medical condition at an intensive care unit in Old Goa, according to reports from the Times of India. The accused, identified as Vrushab Doshi, has been arrested by police following investigations. The......