The Minister of Health and Social Protection, Khaled Ait Taleb held on Tuesday a meeting with a delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which focused mainly on the ministry’s plan to vaccinate refugees at the national level against the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the meeting, Khaled Ait Taleb stated the Ministry of Health has embarked on implementing a new strategy, aiming to extend the vaccination campaign to include refugees in line with the National Strategy for Migration and Asylum (SNIA) that was adopted following the instructions of King Mohammed VI, aiming to enhance refugees and asylum seekers access to health care.
The Minister of Health stressed the national strategy aims to improve refugees’ and asylum seekers’ access to health care, including free treatment, diagnosis, and epidemiological services.
The UNHCR’s representative in Morocco François Ribet Decat, praised the measures taken by the country in order to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, describing them as courageous, daring, and proactive in saving citizens’ lives and health.
François Ribet Decat expressed his pride in the measures taken by the Ministry of Health in coordination with the Interior Ministry in order to provide health care to refugees during the total lockdown period, especially for those who were suffering from chronic diseases, in addition to allowing them to receive their anti-COVID-19 vaccine shots.
The number of refugees and asylum seekers in Morocco reached about 15,755, according to figures issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Rabat (UNHCR).
The number of refugees in Morocco reached about 8,853, while the number of asylum seekers is about 6,902 people, coming from 48 different countries around the world.
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