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The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, chaired today in Rabat the first board meeting of the Territorial Health Group in the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, a new step in the process of implementing the reform of the national health system and strengthening territorial governance in the health sector.
During this meeting, the council approved the organizational structure of the Territorial Health Group, its work program, and its budget for the year 2026, in addition to the model basic system for health professionals belonging to the group. The Head of Government emphasized at the beginning of the meeting that the establishment of Territorial Health Groups falls within the framework of Royal directives aimed at establishing a deep and comprehensive reform of the health system, and ensuring the implementation of the social protection generalization workshop, stressing that these groups will contribute to achieving functional integration between the hospital institutions of each region, according to a regional medical program that takes into account territorial specificities. Aziz Akhannouch explained that the Territorial Health Group in the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region represents a lever for restructuring the regional health offer, by strengthening coordination between the various stakeholders and consecrating the principles of proximity, quality, and efficiency, in a way that enhances the region's position as a national and continental medical reference center. During the meeting, the General Manager of the Territorial Health Group in the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, Ibrahim Lakhal, presented a presentation on the organizational and financial aspects related to the group's work, including the work program and the draft budget for the year 2026, in addition to draft decisions related to administrative organization and improving coordination between health institutions. The project aims, according to the data provided, to strengthen coordination between the various levels of health care and ensure a clear and integrated treatment path for users, in addition to establishing family medicine, and establishing a platform for continuous training for health professionals, in accordance with the provisions of the law related to the health function. The meeting also emphasized the importance of accelerating the activation of an integrated health information system, as an essential tool to improve governance, monitor treatment paths, and manage health resources more efficiently. The statement indicated that the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, which has a population of nearly five million people, is facing increasing pressure on infrastructure and health human resources, which requires the continued mobilization of various stakeholders to ensure quality health services in accordance with the principles of fairness and sustainability. This meeting comes in the context of accelerating the activation of Territorial Health Groups, after recording positive results in the first model experience in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, especially at the level of improving treatment paths and strengthening coordination between health institutions.
