government measures for improving the health sector in Morocco by 2035:
The Specialized Commission for the Development Model has dissected the health system in Morocco in a very in-depth manner.
The report produced highlighted the various dysfunctions and shortcomings affecting the health sector.
Several proposals and suggestions were revealed including the aim of reforming and developing the health system in Morocco. It is important to balance the different contributions of the said report and bring them closer to the conceptual and theoretical framework on health systems developed by the World Health Organization.
The general report on the new development model (NMD) emphasizes the major project of “universal health coverage”.
This project aims to activate the achievement of health coverage and remedy the weaknesses and shortcomings of the current health system.
The health sector in Morocco: a sector full of dysfunctions and shortcomings
The health sector in Morocco suffers from several problems and dysfunctions, which explains its current state according to the report (NMD).
According to the report, these dysfunctions include the fact that the State does not invest sufficiently in this sector, that there is a terrible shortage of healthcare professionals, that the treatment and care process is poorly organized and organized and health coverage only protects little.
The health sector in Morocco: the objectives of the “universal health coverage” project
With the aim of ensuring a quality health system in all its components, improving access to care and treatment and increasing financial protection, the “universal health coverage” project is focused on several objectives, we can quote:
- Increase in the share of the population covered for the most important health care: 100% of the population will benefit from coverage by 2025 compared to 65% at present,
- Reduction in direct household health expenditure: households will bear 30% of total health expenditure in 2035 compared to 50% currently,
- Accessibility to care and treatments, optimization of the patient journey and reduction of inefficiencies and inefficiencies: these objectives make it possible to reduce appointment times, access times and limit the decluttering of certain hospital structures.
- Increase in medical and paramedical executives,
- Optimization of the distribution of medical and paramedical staff across the territory with the aim of achieving a density of healthcare personnel of 4.5 per 1000 inhabitants by 2035; 1.5 for doctors and 3 for nurses compared to 2 per 1000 inhabitants currently.
Encouragement of the quality of services and the responsibility of each person who works in the sector.