The National Committee of Medical, Pharmacy, and Dentistry Students held a press conference on Thursday morning in Rabat to address the latest developments regarding the demands of medical students, who have been on an open strike for over 4 months, as well as to highlight their goodwill.
“Amid expectations for medical students to take uncalculated or escalated steps, they did the complete opposite, demonstrating goodwill by postponing both the entire activism program and the resilience march initially set for April 25th in response to all the violations,” said the representative of the National Committee.
The same speaker emphasized that medical students are not inclined toward confrontational actions; rather, “they are engaged in this open strike with a patriotic spirit and the intention to improve the training of future doctors.”
He further mentioned that “they are open to any feedback or comments that would assist them in their crisis, responding to those who label them as stubborn and fail to understand the state’s compulsions.”
The representative emphasized further that “they are merely students, the majority experiencing their first instance of activism, and they are not union practitioners.”
The speaker also readdressed the news suggesting that medical students have political ties, emphasizing that “their primary concern as students is to safeguard the quality of their education, and reiterating their commitment to patriotism.”
The National Committee of Medical, Pharmacy, and Dentistry Students additionally affirmed their readiness to engage in dialogue with the Moroccan government, as well as the Ministries of Health and Higher Education, to seek “reasonable solutions” to the crisis caused by the recent changes in the educational program, notably the reduction of the study period from 7 to 6.”
The National Committee previously clarified in a statement that organizing this conference comes “amidst the ongoing struggle that has lasted for over two years, and in the absence of any significant response to their calls from the authorities.”
They emphasized, “after postponing the national march to demonstrate their goodwill and prioritizing wisdom and rationality as an initiative from them to open the doors to dialogue and translate their determination to engage in extensive discussions aimed at finding realistic and tangible solutions to the crisis that has been ongoing for over four months.”
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