Morocco: African Development Bank mobilizes €120 million to expand access to healthcare | African Development Bank

financing

• Project Name: Program to support inclusive access to healthcare infrastructure
• Instrument: result-oriented financing.
• Quantity: €120 million

Goals

• The project aims to expand access to health services and thus help improve the well-being of people, especially women living in rural or remote areas.

Components

• Part 1: Improving access to healthcare infrastructures (primary and secondary).
• Part 2: modernize healthcare by deploying innovative solutions that improve connectivity.
• Part 3: Strengthen governance through better allocation of human and financial resources.

Target area and population

The entire population, with particular reference to the regions of Beni Mellal-Khénifra, Draa-Tafilalet and Guelmin-Oued Noun.

Expected project results

• Departments for women’s and children’s care are operational in the new Guelmim Regional Hospital and the Fkih Ben Salah Provincial Hospital.
• Construction and equipping of hospitals in targeted regions (construction of Beni-Mellal Regional Hospital Center and Azilal Provincial Hospital Center, and equipment of Fkih Ben Salah Provincial Hospital Center).
• Equipping remote locations with telemedicine and teleconsultation facilities.
• Strengthen the staff of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and Territorial Health.
• Increase in the number of graduates from higher institutes of nursing and health technology.

Project background

• Over the past two decades, Morocco has invested significantly in the health sector.
• Maternal and infant mortality and coverage of major maternal and child health interventions have improved.
• In 2018, the government committed to implementing the “Health 2025” plan to improve people’s access to quality healthcare. The plan focuses on four reform requirements: (i) expanding protection against health risks through generalization of health insurance and pensions; (ii) creating a social assistance system targeting the most vulnerable families; (iii) review of the health sector and; (iv) reform of the public education system.