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And in Morocco, West, sunsetSince health insurance does not cover all citizens of the country, the Moroccan King Mohammed VI gave orders, earlier, to find all possible solutions so that health coverage includes all Moroccans, regardless of their category.
An additional 22 million Moroccans are expected to be included in health insurance Compulsory within two years, after the generalization of the expected health insurance, starting next year, became an absolute priority and an exceptional challenge, according to a statement by the Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform, Mohamed Bensha’boun.
In this regard, Khaled Lahlou, Director General of the National Health Insurance Agency, confirmed that Morocco aspires to universal health coverage (health insurance) by the year 2025, explaining that achieving this goal requires setting a timetable.
He explained that the aim is to include citizens in all categories of insurance, through the basic compulsory insurance system the disease "لامو" For active groups (working), and the medical assistance system "Ramid" For inactive (inactive) groups.
Abdullah Al-Hadari, an independent worker who has a private shop in the old city of the capital, Rabat, tells of his suffering with his chronic illness. "Sky News Arabia": "I have been suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure for years, which are chronic diseases that require constant medical monitoring. I visit the doctor and do a lot of health checks every four months. Thanks to the help of my children and my job, I could cover my illness myself".
Then Abdullah added "But with the Corona crisis and my suspension of work for a long time, and the loss of one of my sons to his work, the situation worsened, especially since I do not have health insurance to ensure treatment comfortably for me.".
This merchant added that he was pleased, like other merchants and professionals, to announce the compulsory health insurance that will include Moroccan citizens of all classes and classes, indicating that they have gathered in a professional framework for merchants and submitted their demands to the responsible authorities, and they are waiting for their suffering and their families to be alleviated, because it drains all Savings when one of them hits.
Likewise, Amal Al-Senhaji, the owner of a beauty salon, said that she did not benefit in her life from any health insurance, and those who work with her are registered with the Social Security Fund and benefit from compulsory sickness insurance (Lamo), but she and her family have no room for that, and that. Because of the many complications, it hopes to find its way into a solution, so that health does not remain an obsession.
Amal explained to "Sky News Arabia" She resorted for years to the services of a private health insurance company, through a monthly subscription, but with the current circumstances and the Corona crisis and her suspension of work for a long time, she abandoned this type of saving, and said: "I suffered a lot because my mother was infected with the Corona epidemic, and I tried to treat her in a private clinic, but the high cost made me resort to the government hospital, which took care of her like all Covid 19 patients, but because she was short of breath before, the epidemic did not give her time, and she died a month later. Of suffering with this dreaded virus".
Even doctors in the private sector have not escaped from the problem of health insurance, as the families of some of them who have left due to this epidemic have found themselves without health insurance, due to the failure to activate the law on health insurance for workers in the free sector, which was approved since 2008.
This prompted the National Union of Medical Specialists in the free sector to demand the need to work on implementing this law, motivating health workers, and supporting their efforts in this area, which has a huge shortage in Morocco.
Activists in the health sector in Morocco warn of a weakness in the health care system, while they point to imbalances and deficiencies in the health system in general, and the latter has emerged significantly this year with the Corona pandemic.
These imbalances are represented, as mentioned by the head of the Moroccan Network for the Defense of the Right to Health and Life, Ali Lotfi, in: "Weak budget for the health sector"And the weak human resources of doctors and nurses, because 28,000 doctors are the ones who work in Morocco, while 15,000 of them choose to work outside Morocco.
Please "This is a great waste of Moroccan competencies, not to mention the poor infrastructure of the health sector and the absence of medical equipment and health equity in benefiting from treatment and medicines. The differences between metropolitan areas and the valley are vast.".
This unionist active in the health sector explained that there are major problems in the management and services provided in public hospitals, as well as a great exaggeration in the cost of treatment in private clinics, which, in his opinion, calls for a fundamental reform of the health care system in Morocco.
In the draft budget for 2021, Morocco gave priority to health and education, and announced the allocation of 5,500 financial positions to the health sector, and 17,000 positions in the education sector, with the generalization of compulsory insurance for sickness, approval of family compensation for all families, and a review of the legal framework that will allow the creation of new compulsory insurance. From sickness to the benefit of the most needy groups, and to accelerate health coverage for self-employed and self-employed workers in self-employed and non-wage jobs.
The total cost of activating the compulsory health insurance system in Morocco, starting next year and over two years, is estimated at 13.5 billion dirhams ($ 1.5 billion).
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And in Morocco, West, sunsetSince health insurance does not cover all citizens of the country, the Moroccan King Mohammed VI gave orders, earlier, to find all possible solutions so that health coverage includes all Moroccans, regardless of their category.
An additional 22 million Moroccans are expected to be included in health insurance Compulsory within two years, after the generalization of the expected health insurance, starting next year, became an absolute priority and an exceptional challenge, according to a statement by the Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform, Mohamed Bensha’boun.
In this regard, Khaled Lahlou, Director General of the National Health Insurance Agency, confirmed that Morocco aspires to universal health coverage (health insurance) by the year 2025, explaining that achieving this goal requires setting a timetable.
He explained that the aim is to include citizens in all categories of insurance, through the basic compulsory insurance system the disease “Lamu” for active (working) groups, and the “RAMED” medical aid system for inactive (non-working) groups.
Abdullah Al-Hadari, an independent worker, who owns a shop in the old city of the capital, Rabat, tells of his suffering with his chronic disease. He told Sky News Arabia: “I have been suffering for years from diabetes and hypertension, which are chronic diseases that require constant medical monitoring. I visit the doctor and do a lot of health checks every four months. Thanks to the help of my children and my work, I was able to cover the costs of my illness myself. “
Then Abdullah added, “But with the Corona crisis and my suspension of work for a long time, and the loss of one of my sons to his work, the situation worsened, especially since I do not have health insurance to ensure that I can comfortably treat me.”
This merchant added that he was pleased, like other merchants and professionals, to announce the compulsory health insurance that will include Moroccan citizens of all classes and classes, indicating that they have gathered in a professional framework for merchants and submitted their demands to the responsible authorities, and they are waiting for their suffering and their families to be alleviated, because it drains all Savings when one of them hits.
Likewise, Amal Al-Senhaji, the owner of a beauty salon, said that she did not benefit in her life from any health insurance, and those who work with her are registered with the Social Security Fund and benefit from compulsory sickness insurance (Lamo), but she and her family have no room for that, and that. Because of the many complications, it hopes to find its way into a solution, so that health does not remain an obsession.
Amal explained to “Sky News Arabia” that she resorted for years to the services of a private health insurance company, through a monthly subscription, but with the current circumstances and the Corona crisis and her stopping work for a long time, she gave up this type of saving, and said: “I suffered a lot because of my mother’s infection with an epidemic. Corona, and I tried to treat her in a private clinic, but the high cost made me resort to the government hospital, which took care of her like all Covid 19 patients, but because she was short of breath before, the epidemic did not delay her, and she died after a month of suffering with this dreaded virus “.
Even doctors in the private sector have not escaped from the problem of health insurance, as the families of some of them who have left due to this epidemic have found themselves without health insurance, due to the failure to activate the law on health insurance for workers in the free sector, which was approved since 2008.
This prompted the National Union of Medical Specialists in the free sector to demand the need to work on implementing this law, motivating health workers, and supporting their efforts in this area, which has a huge shortage in Morocco.
Activists in the health sector in Morocco warn of a weakness in the health care system, while they point to imbalances and deficiencies in the health system in general, and the latter has emerged significantly this year with the Corona pandemic.
These imbalances, as mentioned by the head of the Moroccan Network for Defending the Right to Health and Life, Ali Lotfi, are “weak in the budget allocated to the health sector”, and the weak human resources of doctors and nurses, because 28 thousand doctors are the ones who work in Morocco, while 15 thousand of them chose to work outside Morocco. .
“This is a huge waste of Moroccan competencies, not to mention the poor infrastructure of the health sector and the absence of medical equipment and health equity in benefiting from treatment and medicines, as the differences between metropolitan areas and the valley are vast,” Lotfi says.
This unionist active in the health sector explained that there are major problems in the management and services provided in public hospitals, as well as a great exaggeration in the cost of treatment in private clinics, which, in his opinion, calls for a fundamental reform of the health care system in Morocco.
In the draft budget for 2021, Morocco gave priority to health and education, and announced the allocation of 5,500 financial positions to the health sector, and 17,000 positions in the education sector, with the generalization of compulsory insurance for sickness, approval of family compensation for all families, and a review of the legal framework that will allow the creation of new compulsory insurance. From sickness to the benefit of the most needy groups, and to accelerate health coverage for self-employed and self-employed workers in self-employed and non-wage jobs.
The total cost of activating the compulsory health insurance system in Morocco, starting next year and over two years, is estimated at 13.5 billion dirhams ($ 1.5 billion).
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