This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press
Fawzi Lakjaa, Minister Delegate in charge of the Budget, revealed that the budget of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection saw a notable increase, going from 15.8 billion dirhams in 2021 to 32.6 billion dirhams, i.e. a annual increase of 64.7%.
Rehabilitation of 1,400 dispensaries
Lakjaa explained, during his participation in a meeting organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Businesses to discuss the measures of the 2025 finance law, that the objective of increasing the health budget is to improve the supply health, through the rehabilitation of 1,400 dispensaries and the construction of new university hospitals.
He stressed that this year will see the launch of work in the university hospitals of Errachidia, Beni Mellal and Guelmim, alongside efforts to strengthen the capacities of companies working in the field of civil engineering.
Build hospitals
In this context, the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Amin Tahraoui, confirmed that the ministry will begin the construction of hospital centers in Laayoune (500 beds), Guelmim (300 beds), Errachidia (500 beds) and Beni Mellal (520 beds). ), in addition to rebuilding an Ibn Sina hospital with a capacity of 1,044 beds.
The minister also explained that the total capacity of the new university hospitals will reach 2,864 beds. He added that the ministry is also working on the creation and rehabilitation of 78 health facilities, including regional and regional hospitals and neighborhood hospitals, in addition to new health projects.
Among these projects are the regional hospital center of Beni Mellal (450 beds), and the regional hospital centers of Guercif (190 beds), Nador (250 beds), Azilal (120 beds) and Sidi Ifni (120 beds), in addition to 40 local hospitals with a capacity of up to 1,835 beds.
