The Minister of Health and Social Protection, Amine Tehraoui, today inaugurated the services of the proximity hospital in Ifrane, as well as the remote launch of services for 30 urban and rural health centers in the Fez-Meknes region.
The activation of these healthcare facilities, attended by the Governor of Ifrane, Idriss Msbah, and several elected officials, falls within the framework of implementing the royal directives of King Mohammed VI concerning the reform and rehabilitation of the national healthcare system. It also continues the government program aimed at upgrading primary healthcare institutions, which aims to rebuild, modernize, and equip 1,400 health centers distributed across various provinces of the kingdom.
In a statement to the press on this occasion, Tehraoui emphasized that the proximity hospital in Ifrane, the first of its kind in the province, aims to bring healthcare services closer to more than 50,000 residents. He added that the hospital provides a range of services with a capacity of 30 beds and employs around 52 healthcare professionals, including 7 doctors, 33 nurses and health technicians, in addition to 12 technical and administrative staff.
He noted that this hospital offers several services such as an emergency department, maternal and child care, general surgery, medical imaging, as well as laboratory analyses.
Simultaneously, the minister added, 30 primary healthcare centers have been launched in both urban and rural areas in Meknes, Taounate, Sefrou, and Moulay Yacoub. He highlighted that these new generation health centers are part of the larger program for upgrading or constructing 1,400 health centers nationwide.
The proximity hospital in Ifrane, built on an area of over two hectares, including 7,000 square meters of covered space, with a total financing of 132 million dirhams, aims to improve and bring healthcare services closer to the local population and neighboring areas, as well as enhance healthcare indicators at the regional level.
This healthcare facility, which has a capacity of 30 beds, consists of a comprehensive set of facilities and infrastructure that meet the latest medical standards. It includes a reception and admission area, medical consultation rooms, a blood sampling unit with four rooms, ten rooms dedicated to specialized medical consultations, four rooms for medical rehabilitation, two functional examination rooms, and three rooms for day patient care.
The hospital also features a maternity ward with four incubators and four post-delivery rooms, along with various medical and technical units, including an emergency department with four rooms, an X-ray department, a lab department, and a maternity ward, in addition to other administrative and health facilities.
Hicham Bouhamdi Alaoui, the Director of the Ifrane proximity hospital, confirmed in a statement to Maghreb Arab Press that the hospital provides several specialties, including obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and radiology, responding to the immediate needs of Ifrane’s residents.
He added that the population can now benefit from medical services that were previously only available in Fez or Meknes, significantly improving the accessibility and quality of healthcare services, noting that the hospital is affiliated with the regional hospital “20 August” and works in conjunction with it to ensure the best care for citizens.
Regarding the urban and rural health centers launched in the provinces and regions of Fez-Meknes, there are 9 health centers in the Meknes province; these are distributed across three level 1 urban health centers: “Wislane 1,” “Al-Bustan,” and “Toulal,” in addition to two level 1 rural health centers: “Sidi Abdullah Al-Khayat” and “Ain Kram,” along with four rural clinics: “Beni Ammar,” “Ouad Rmman,” “Souk Kechariat,” and “Karma Bensalem.”
In the Taounate province, services have been launched for 8 health centers, including level 1 rural health centers: “Ouad Al-Qasba,” “Ras Al-Wad,” “Al-Jababra,” “Al-Ghawazi,” and “Sidi Mohammed Ibn Hassan,” as well as two level 2 rural health centers: “Moulay Abderrahim” and “Bouchabl,” along with a level 2 urban health center: “Qariyat Ba Mohammed.” Additionally, 5 rural clinics have become operational, including “Ouled Daoud,” “Al-Bassabisa,” “Tabouda,” “Ain Ma’touf,” and “Ait Chitoum.”
The health offerings in the Sefrou province have also been enhanced with the activation of 3 level 1 rural health centers: “Ouled Makdou,” “Aghzran,” and “Ain Tamkna,” along with the rural clinic “Ashmelanin.”
In Moulay Yacoub province, health offerings have been strengthened with the launch of services at 3 rural clinics: “Al-Areesa,” “Ouled Hilal,” and “Sidi Dawood,” and a level 2 urban center: “Ain Shakaf.”
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection has equipped these healthcare facilities with high-quality biomedical equipment, in addition to implementing an integrated information system that contributes to improving patient referral and providing accessible and appropriate healthcare services.
It has also mobilized competent human resources to deliver medical and nursing services, allowing for a diverse range of treatments that include, in particular, general medical check-ups, nursing care, monitoring chronic diseases, especially diabetes, hypertension, and respiratory diseases, as well as following up on maternal and child health, school health, awareness and education for health, along with epidemiological vigilance and mobile health.
