Healthcare

January 12, 2023

Morocco Expands Health Coverage to over 32 Million Irregular Economy Workers

Rabat - The number of Moroccans working in the unregulated economy and free trades, who have access to social benefits including health coverage went from 7.8 million to 23.2 million in 2022, according to Morocco’s Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch.

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January 11, 2023

Cow Disease: Morocco Suspends Cattle Imports From UK, Northern Ireland

Rabat - Morocco has decided to suspend imports of cattle and cattle meat from the UK and Northern Ireland in a bid to avoid the outbreak of any type of diseases related to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) also known as the “mad cow disease.”

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January 10, 2023

Moroccan-Produced Cancer Diagnostic Kits to Soon Hit Market

Rabat- The first Moroccan-produced diagnostic kits for breast cancer and leukemia will be commercially available in a few months, the Guardian reported on January 9. The British newspaper highlighted that the diagnostic kits will help lower costs and reduce waiting times for patients in Morocco and across Africa. “The price of the kit can be double that of what it would cost to manufacture it locally,” Hassan Sefrioui, an executive board member of the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MASciR),......

January 9, 2023

Majority of Moroccans Are Dissatisfied with Health, Education Sectors

Rabat - Health and education sectors remain some of the most prevalent challenges that need focus from local and national government officials to tackle. A new report from the Arab Barometer said as little as 23% of Moroccans are “completely satisfied with the health system” in 2022. The number is below the Middle East and North African average. The report detailed information on satisfaction levels regarding public institutions noting there are “[Relatively] low levels of confidence in public institutions are underscored......

January 9, 2023

BioNTech To Start Cancer Vaccine Trials in the UK-

Rabat - The UK government announced on Friday striking a partnership agreement with German pharmaceutical company BioNTech to start human trials for a vaccine that could potentially cure cancer and other diseases.

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January 6, 2023

China Resumes International Travel Despite Global Restrictions on its Travelers

Rabat - The Chinese government on Thursday announced reopening its border with Hong Kong on January 8, ending nearly three years of COVID-19 restrictions and allowing Hong Kong residents to travel to the mainland without having to quarantine, news outlet Reuters reported.

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January 5, 2023

Takeda Announces Favorable Phase 3 Safety and Efficacy Results of TAK-755 as Compared to Standard of Care in Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (cTTP)

Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced that the totality of evidence from a pre-planned interim analysis of a pivotal Phase 3 study supports the efficacy and safety of TAK-755 as enzyme replacement therapy for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP). cTTP is an ultra-rare sub-type of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a rare, chronic and debilitating blood clotting disorder caused by a deficiency in ADAMTS13 protease.1,3 Acute TTP has a mortality rate of >90%, if left untreated.4 The trial was designed to evaluate the clinical benefit of TAK-755 across multiple clinically relevant endpoints and based on the totality......

January 5, 2023

New Prospective Study Evaluates the Accuracy of Masimo SpHb® Noninvasive and Continuous Hemoglobin Monitoring During Elective Cesarean Section

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the findings of a prospective study published in the Egyptian Journal of Anesthesia in which Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Beleta and colleagues at Cairo University evaluated the accuracy of noninvasive, continuous hemoglobin monitoring with Masimo SpHb® on patients undergoing elective cesearan section (CS) with antepartum hemorrhage. The researchers found significant positive correlations between SpHb and invasive hemoglobin (Hb) values, and concluded, “In patients undergoing CS with antepartum hemorrhage, continuous SpHb through Masimo Pulse CO-Oximetry demonstrated clinically acceptable accuracy of Hb......

January 2, 2023

Morocco to Ban Travelers Coming from China Starting January 3

Rabat - Morocco bans travelers coming from China to enter its soil following the 'alarming' spike in COVID-19 cases in the Asian country, according to a statement from the foreign affairs ministry.

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December 28, 2022

Health Ministry Predicts the End of COVID Wave

Rabat - Morocco’s Ministry of Health predicted the end of the fifth wave of COVID-19 in the country soon, as the world approaches its third year since the virus took it by storm.

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