Morocco Faces Physician Shortage As Doctors Move To France
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.
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“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.”
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“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.”
“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.”
“Le Maroc perd 600 à 700 médecins chaque année selon une étude de la Fondation des enseignants médecin libéro”
“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”
“Le Maroc perd 600 à 700 médecins chaque année, selon une étude de la Fondation des enseignants médecin.”
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