Morocco’s Minister of Health and Social Protection Amine Tahraoui emphasized “the critical importance of upgrading healthcare services in hospitals and equipping them, as it constitutes the third pillar of health system reform to meet citizens’ expectations, improve access to medical services, and enhance their quality.”
Responding to 5 oral questions in the Council of Advisors on Tuesday, he highlighted that “the ministry has strengthened healthcare services, regulated operational mechanisms, and improved hospital governance and territorial planning of healthcare services at all levels—strategic, central, and local—through the establishment of the High Health Authority.”
The Minister of Health announced that “a number of new healthcare facilities have been launched, while others have undergone renovations or expansions during 2023-2024, adding over 2,100 hospital beds.”
Key projects include constructing and equipping the Tangier University Hospital Center with 797 beds, the Regional Hospital Center in Kenitra with 450 beds, and the Regional Hospital Center in Al Hoceima with 250 beds.
The minister also noted the opening of 8 local hospitals in Arfoud, Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Jorf El Melha, Al Mhamid, Safi, Talsint, and Ahfir.
Tahraoui mentioned that the ministry is “continuing construction and reconstruction of 78 healthcare facilities, including university, regional, and local hospitals, with a total investment of around 42 billion MAD, adding 11,468 more hospital beds to increase capacity.”
He also mentioned that the ministry is “continuing to build 5 university hospitals and 30 regional and provincial hospitals, adding a total of 5,750 beds. These include the Regional Hospital in Beni Mellal with 450 beds, the Provincial Hospital in Jersif with 190 beds, the Regional Hospital in Rahmna with 120 beds, the Regional Hospital in Nador with 250 beds, and 120 beds each in the Provincial Hospitals in Azilal and Sidi Ifni.”
The minister also mentioned the ongoing construction of “40 local hospitals with a total of 1,857 beds. Notable projects include the local hospital in Tissa with 45 beds, the local hospital in Beni Qraych in Tetouan with 67 beds, and local hospitals in Rissani, Wlad Barhil, Tamesna, and Lkhssas, each with 45 beds.”
The ministry is continuing “to build university hospital centers, with 5 major ones currently under construction in Agadir (867 beds), Laayoune (500 beds), Guelmim (300 beds), Errachidia (500 beds), and Beni Mellal (520 beds).”
The minister also highlighted the rebuilding of Ibn Sina Hospital in Rabat (Souissi), which will have a capacity of 1,044 beds, at a total cost of 20.3 billion MAD.”
Tahraoui additionally mentioned the “ongoing program to upgrade and equip university hospital centers, with a budget of 1.7 billion MAD. This includes the Hassan II Hospital in Fes, Ibn Roshd Hospital in Casablanca, Mohammed VI Hospital in Marrakech, and Mohammed VI Hospital in Oujda.”
To improve the quality and conditions of services at primary healthcare facilities, the ministry has launched “a national program to upgrade 1,400 health centers, with a budget of 6.4 billion MAD, set to be completed by 2025.”
In response to the rehabilitation of public healthcare facilities affected by the Al Haouz earthquake, Tahraoui emphasized that “195 facilities have been included in the emergency repair and restoration program, alongside a recovery plan focused on several construction, expansion, and renovation projects in the affected areas, with a total budget of 818 million MAD.”
The Minister of Health also outlined “other key projects in these areas, valued at 1.17 billion MAD,” including the construction of a local hospital in Taliouine, Ouarzazate (80 beds), a specialty hospital (170 beds), a local hospital in Skoura, Ouarzazate (45 beds), a local hospital in Ouawizight, Azilal (45 beds), as well as expanding the Mohammed VI Provincial Hospital in Chichaoua by adding an ICU, building a youth health center in Imintanout, expanding and upgrading the Provincial Hospital in Tahanaout with an external examination center, and constructing a 45-bed hospital in Amzmiz, Al Haouz.
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