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Morocco Faces Physician Shortage As Doctors Move To France

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Morocco loses between 600 and 700 doctors every year, according to a study by the Fondation des enseignants marocains. The data includes both medical students and established specialists. A France Info report clarified that these departures are not exclusive to France but encompass all international destinations. In France, over 19,000 foreign-trained doctors are registered with the medical order, representing 8% of total practitioners. Of these non-EU doctors, 36% obtained degrees in Algeria, 15% in Tunisia, 7% in Syria, and 6.5% in Morocco. Morocco currently has only 8 doctors per 10,000 inhabitants. This compares to 17 per 10,000 in Algeria and a WHO average of 40 per 10,000. The shortage is driven by a trend of graduates moving to France, including a 7% figure for certain demographics. A claim that one-third of Moroccan doctors move specifically to France was identified as false.

Morocco loses between 600 and 700 doctors every year, according to a study by the Fondation des enseignants marocains. The data includes both medical students and established specialists. A France Info report clarified that these departures are not exclusive to France but encompass all international destinations. In France, over 19,000 foreign-trained doctors are registered with the medical order, representing 8% of total practitioners. Of these non-EU doctors, 36% obtained degrees in Algeria, 15% in Tunisia, 7% in Syria, and 6.5% in Morocco. Morocco currently has only 8 doctors per 10,000 inhabitants. This compares to 17 per 10,000 in Algeria and a WHO average of 40 per 10,000. The shortage is driven by a trend of graduates moving to France, including a 7% figure for certain demographics. A claim that one-third of Moroccan doctors move specifically to France was identified as false. This migration affects the availability of medical professionals within Morocco. The loss of medical professionals impacts healthcare availability for the African population. Non-European graduates make up 6.5% of practicing doctors in France, with Moroccans representing over 7% of that group.

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France Info

“Le Maroc perd 600 à 700 médecins chaque année, selon une étude de la Fondation des enseignants marocains. C'est 30% de ceux qu'ils ont formés.”

Radio Citizen Kenya

“post-training internal medicine physicians honori umerikan k recommends of physicians and save”

France Info

“Ceux qui travaillent avec un diplôme acquis en dehors de l'Union européenne. Ils sont un peu plus de 19 000 inscrits à l'ordre des médecins en France.”

France Info

“Au Maroc, le phénomène inquiète d'ailleurs beaucoup les autorités dans ce pays. Il n'y a plus aujourd'hui que 8 médecins pour 10 000 habitants.”

France Info

“Le Maroc perd 600 à 700 médecins chaque année selon une étude de la Fondation des enseignants médecin libéro”

France Info

“le Maroc perd 600 à 700 médecins chaque année, selon une étude de la Fondation des enseignants médecins marocains. C'est 30% de ceux qu'ils ont formés”

France Info

“Le Maroc perd 600 à 700 médecins chaque année, selon une étude de la Fondation des enseignants médecin.”

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