Social inequalities and health inequity in Morocco

International Journal for Equity in Health
Abdesslam Boutayeb

Abstract

According to the last census, Morocco has a population approaching 30 million people. The country has made good progress in the control of preventable childhood diseases but social inequalities and health inequities remain major problems for the third millennium. Despite the progress achieved during the last decade, the country still ranks at the 125th place according to the Human Development Index. This unpleasant position is mainly explained by illiteracy, education and health indicators. Our study was based mainly on annual reports and regular publications released by the United Nations (UN), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Health Organisation (WHO), The Moroccan Health Ministry and related papers published in international journals. As indicated by the last Arab Human Development Reports (AHDR 2002, AHDR 2003, AHDR 2004) and implicitly confirmed by the "National Initiative for Human Development" (NIHD) launched in May 2005 by the King of Morocco, many districts and shanty towns, urban or peri-urban, and a multitude of rural communes live in situations characterized by difficult access to basic social services of which education and health are examples. Recent evidence showed that improved health is more t...Continue Reading

References

Oct 16, 2002·International Journal for Equity in Health·Emmanuela Gakidou, Gary King
Feb 14, 2003·Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders·Akio ShimokawaYuuichi Sugai
Mar 15, 2003·Artificial Intelligence in Medicine·Abdus Salam Khan, Achim Hoffmann
Apr 26, 2003·Journal of Hypertension·Mohammed A TaziJaouad Mahjour
Jun 30, 2004·Biomedical Engineering Online·A BoutayebA Chetouani
Jan 18, 2005·International Journal for Equity in Health·Abdesslam Boutayeb, Saber Boutayeb
Feb 1, 2005·Lancet·Pedro A Sanchez, M S Swaminathan
Nov 9, 2005·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·Abdesslam Boutayeb

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 26, 2011·Health Promotion International·Karin FrödingCharli Eriksson
Dec 16, 2009·BMC Public Health·Abdesslam Boutayeb
Jun 2, 2011·International Journal for Equity in Health·Abdesslam Boutayeb, Uwe Helmert
Oct 30, 2013·International Journal for Equity in Health·Ying-Chih ChuangTzu-Hsuan Yang
Dec 30, 2006·International Journal of Health Geographics·Abdesslam Boutayeb, Mansour Serghini
Apr 17, 2008·The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity·Wei C WangEverarda G Cunningham
Apr 9, 2014·BMC Health Services Research·Yuan ShenZhongliang Zhou
Jan 1, 2012·International Quarterly of Community Health Education·S H IdrisA Abubakar
Apr 14, 2012·Sociology of Health & Illness·Matthias RichterKlaus Hurrelmann
Feb 4, 2016·International Journal for Equity in Health·Wiam BoutayebAbdesslam Boutayeb
Jan 1, 2016·European Journal of Public Health·Geeke WaverijnPeter P Groenewegen

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

Pub Med

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abdesslam Boutayeb
JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Advances in Neonatal Care : Official Journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses
Laura A Stokowski
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved