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Sanofi and Marbio launch strategic partnership to boost local vaccine production in Morocco

Sanofi and Marbio have officially ratified a strategic industrial partnership in 2025 aimed at producing and supplying vaccines locally in Morocco. This collaboration targets the production of vaccines to protect the population against seven diseases. Among them is a pediatric hexavalent acellular combination......

Truck accident involving research monkeys sparks public health concerns

A truck carrying rhesus monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 in Jasper County, Mississippi, igniting public concern over potential health risks. The incident occurred north of Heidelberg, with the monkeys reportedly en route to a research facility. Initial statements by law enforcement raised alarms,......

Morocco expands rural healthcare projects but faces persistent challenges

Morocco’s Minister of Health and Social Protection, Amine Tahraoui, has highlighted progress in rural healthcare under the National Program for the Reduction of Spatial and Social Disparities. Speaking before the House of Representatives, Tahraoui detailed investments and achievements in health......

Morocco expands healthcare with 49 new centers amid youth protests

Morocco’s Ministry of Health has announced the inauguration of 49 new urban and rural health centers across nine regions, a significant step in the nation’s efforts to reform its healthcare system. The move follows His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s directives to modernize public services......

Nearly 50 new health centers opened across 9 regions in Morocco

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection has announced the opening of 49 new urban and rural health centersacross nine regions of the Kingdom. This initiative is part of the High Directives of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, aimed at modernizing and strengthening the national......

Morocco unveils national plan to improve autism care and inclusion

Morocco has taken a significant step in addressing autism by launching two landmark national studies aimed at improving support for individuals with autism and their families. The studies, presented at a conference in Rabat by the Collective Autisme Maroc (CAM) in partnership with the UN Population Fund......

New incident at Hassan II Hospital in Agadir: Nurse reportedly assaulted in operating room

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,......

Japan allows morning-after pill without prescription

Japan has officially approved the sale of the morning-after pill without a prescription, a decision hailed by reproductive rights advocates after nearly eight years of debate. ASKA Pharmaceutical announced on Monday, October 20, that it had received authorization to manufacture and market the emergency......

Settat: Multidisciplinary medical caravan brings healthcare to rural communities

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......

Cigarette filters worsen health risks and cause major pollution, Study finds

Cigarette filters, long promoted as a tool to reduce harm, actually increase health risks and contribute significantly to global pollution, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Addiction. Researchers say that filters encourage smokers to inhale more deeply and for longer periods,......

Morocco records only 564 organ donations over a decade despite growing awareness

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......

Neurological health: WHO warns that 11 million lives are lost each year and calls for global action

The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over the growing threat posed by neurological disorders, which are responsible for 11 million deaths annually and now affect over 3 billion people — more than 40% of the global population. According to......

Akdital denies claims over Rabat clinic closure and reaffirms compliance certification

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......