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More than 3,000 people benefited from the services of a multi-specialty medical caravan organized by the Regional Committee for Human Development in Médiouna, on Saturday at the regional hospital center, within the framework of organizing health activities aimed at the population of the region.
The caravan, which was attended by the governor of Médiouna Ali Salem Al-Chakkaf, provided medical services including 13 specialties, targeting different segments of the population, including people in precarious situations, in addition to providing consultations and medical examinations. This initiative, organized in partnership with the "Honor Rows" and "Friends of Health" associations and the Regional Delegation of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, falls within the framework of a partnership between institutional and associative actors in the health field. In a statement to the Moroccan News Agency, Siham Boukhrouaa, head of the Social Work Department at the Médiouna Governorate, explained that the organization of this caravan is part of the programs that aim to reduce spatial and social disparities in the health field and improve access to health services. She added that the medical caravan, in its second edition, included the mobilization of medical staff and human resources, in addition to the contribution of the Regional Delegation of Health in general coordination and the organization of services provided. According to the same spokeswoman, the caravan program included the organization of parallel workshops for children of an educational, awareness-raising and recreational nature, supervised by the services of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports, and the Regional Directorate of Youth, Culture and Communication. For his part, the founding president of the "Honor Rows" association, Nour al-Din Benani, stated that a medical staff of more than 50 cadres in various specialties was mobilized, where consultations and medical examinations were provided, in addition to diagnostic and awareness services related to prevention and detection of some diseases. For his part, the director of the Regional Hospital Center in Médiouna, Izz al-Din Al-Manouni, confirmed that the caravan included the provision of medical services in a number of specialties, including pediatric surgery, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, and heart and artery diseases, and ear, nose and throat, in partnership with a number of actors.
