HIBAPRESS
The completion of the implementation of the program to rehabilitate 1400 primary health institutions in the various regions of the Kingdom constitutes a prominent stage in the process of reforming the national health system. This achievement indicates a strong social impact, with the title being the actual transition from the planning phase to the logic of field implementation in a sector that is one of the areas most closely related to the daily lives of citizens.
In this context, the government has worked to rehabilitate these institutions across the various regions of the Kingdom, with a financial investment exceeding 6.4 billion dirhams, which has enabled the improvement of access to essential health services for more than 20 million citizens, whether in urban or rural areas.
This figure is not limited to its quantitative dimension, but rather carries deep implications for the level of transformation in the reform approach, as the government has moved from the stage of diagnosing imbalances to directly addressing them through wide-ranging field interventions. The rehabilitation of this large number of health centers falls within an orientation that aims to restore the importance of this level of care, due to its pivotal role in reducing pressure on hospitals and achieving a more balanced spatial distribution of health services.
This workshop comes in a national context characterized by the strengthening of the pillars of the "social state", and the implementation of royal directives calling for a comprehensive reform of the sector, in addition to activating the provisions of Framework Law 06-22, which establishes a structural transformation based on spatial equity and expanding the base of beneficiaries of health coverage.
Despite the importance of the allocated financial envelope, the challenge does not stop at the limits of developing infrastructure and renewing equipment, but extends to ensuring efficiency in management and improving the quality of services provided. The success of this reform remains contingent on providing sufficient and qualified human resources, and strengthening the governance of the sector in a way that ensures the sustainability of these gains, especially in rural and remote areas.
Also, the move towards launching a second phase that aims to rehabilitate an additional 1600 health centers reflects a long-term reformist spirit, and confirms that this workshop is not viewed as a circumstantial measure, but rather as a strategic option that aims to establish a sustainable health system, more balanced and effective.
