Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Morocco)

Kingdom of Morocco
Ministry of Health and Social Protection
وزارة الصحة والحماية الاجتماعية
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Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Morocco
Headquarters
Ministry executive
  • Amine Tahraoui, Minister of Health and Social Protection
Websitewww.sante.gov.ma

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection is the ministerial department of the government of Morocco responsible for the development and implementation of public policy in the fields of health and social protection in Morocco. Its responsibilities include the training of health professionals, the production of health statistics, the preparation of legislation, prevention policies and international cooperation in the health sector.

The ministry's headquarters are located in the Hassan district of Rabat. Since 2024, the Minister of Health and Social Protection has been Amine Tahraoui.[1]

Missions and responsibilities

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection is responsible for developing and implementing public health policy in Morocco. In this capacity, it is involved in areas such as the training of health professionals, health legislation, prevention policies, international cooperation and the production of statistics related to the health of the population.[2]

The ministry also represents Morocco in international health organizations, including the World Health Organization.

It also exercises supervisory authority over several institutions in the health sector, including:

  • the Institut Pasteur du Maroc;
  • the Institut national d'hygiène du Maroc;
  • the École nationale de santé publique;
  • the university hospital centers (CHU);
  • the Moroccan Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AMMPS).

Organization

The ministry is organized around a central administration located in Rabat and territorial administrations present throughout the country's regions. The minister is assisted in particular by a chief of staff, a secretary-general and an inspector-general.

The central administration includes several directorates and divisions responsible for implementing public health policies.

List of ministers

PeriodMinister
1955 – 1958Abdelmalek Faraj
1958 – 1963Youssef Belabbès
5 January 1963 – 13 November 1963Abdelkrim El Khatib
1963 – 1971Larbi Chraïbi
1971Abdelmajid Belmahi
1971 – 1973Abderrahmane Thami
1973 – 1977Ahmed Ramzi
1977 – 1985Rahal Rahali
1985 – 1992Taieb Bencheikh
1992 – 1995Abderrahim Harouchi
1995 – 1997Ahmed Alami
1997 – 1998Abdellatif Guerraoui
1998 – 2002Abdelouahed El Fassi
2002 – 2007Thami El Khyari
2007 – 2012Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah
2012 – 2017Yasmina Baddou
2012 – 2017Houcine El Ouardi
2017 – 2019Anas Doukkali
2019 – 2021Khalid Aït Taleb
2021Nabila Rmili
2021 – 2024Khalid Aït Taleb
Since 2024Amine Tahraoui[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Remaniement : Voici les nouveaux entrants". L'Economiste (in French). Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "The organizational structure of the Ministry of Health".
  3. ↑ "King Mohammed VI Receives New Ministers as Part of Government Reshuffle". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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