This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
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The Minister of Health and Social Protection Mr. Amine Tehraoui received, the day before yesterday, June 24, 2025 on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 in Rabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in charge of the Arab world, the Diaspora, the Francophonie and African Integration, Mr. Mbae Mohamed, who pays a work visit to the kingdom of Morocco.
This meeting is part of the strengthening of fraternal and historical relations uniting the kingdom of Morocco and the Union of Comoros, under the impulse of the enlightened orientations of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, that God assists him, and illustrates the common will of the two brothers to consolidate the links of South-South cooperation through multisectoral strategic partnerships, with a priority granted to the field of health.
The exchanges between the two ministers made it possible to salute the results of the bilateral cooperation existing in the health sector, in particular since the signing of the memorandum of understanding in October 2020, consolidated on the occasion of the previous official visit of the Comorian Minister of Health in Morocco. This frame of reference has enabled the implementation of several concrete programs, including the training of Comorian students in Moroccan health training institutes and establishments, the organization of capacity building sessions for the benefit of Comorian health professionals, as well as the exchange of expertise in key areas such as pharmaceutical policy, mother and child health, universal health coverage, Non -transmitted diseases
The two parties also discussed the development prospects of this qualitative partnership, through the increase in the number of students benefiting from training, the facilitation of the access of Comorian patients to specialized care in Moroccan hospitals, as well as accompanying the Comoros in its national project to generalize health insurance by 2030, with the support of international partners, including the Kingdom of Morocco.
In this regard, Mr. Amine Tehraoui presented the Moroccan pioneer experience in the reform of the national health system, in particular in matters of generalization of universal health coverage, experience welcomed by the Comorian Minister, who expressed the wish of his country to benefit from Moroccan expertise and to strengthen the prospects for cooperation between the two countries.
For his part, the Comorian Minister praised the efforts made by Morocco for the development of his health system, expressing the interest of his country to benefit from Moroccan expertise and experience in this area.
The meeting ended with the reaffirmation of the common desire to continue this exemplary cooperation, to enrich the axes of partnership and to strengthen bilateral coordination, in the interest of the two brothers and in favor of the construction of an integrated African health system, based on solidarity, the exchange of good practices and regional complementarity.
