Heba Press: Abdel Salam Belgarbi, Mohamed Zariouh
The “Shouf Shoof Maroc” Foundation, based in Amsterdam, organized a study and communication meeting in the city of Nador for the benefit of a group of Dutch doctors, as part of a study and entertainment trip . The meeting was held at the Nakhil Hotel and included a series of interventions that addressed topics related to health and the cultural and social particularities of Morocco.
Dr Almontaser Benthami opened the meeting with an intervention on the laws governing the health sector in Morocco and their impact on patients’ relationships with doctors and the healthcare system.
He was followed by Dr. Abdul Hakim Maiwa, who addressed in his intervention the impact of immigration on the psychological and sexual health of immigrants, highlighting the role of cultural and social changes in the complexity of their health status.
Dr. Boulayoun then gave a presentation on folk and alternative medicine in Morocco, explaining how traditional medicine intersects with modern treatments, and sometimes resorting to traditional methods in search of healing.
Finally, Dr Rachid Bout reviewed the mapping of the issue of abortion in Morocco, addressing the legal and social frameworks surrounding it and the way in which doctors and society deal with this sensitive issue.
The meeting provided an opportunity to strengthen knowledge exchange and cooperation between Dutch doctors and their Moroccan counterparts, while issues linking health and culture in Moroccan society were addressed, which helped to broaden participants’ horizons and deepen their understanding of human and cultural factors. affecting health and treatment.
