In a press release, the Moroccan Ministry of Health specified that this decision, which will be notified within the framework of the 2023 finance bill, is in accordance with the will of King Mohammed VI, who places health and its access to Moroccans at the heart. national concerns. To guarantee Moroccans’ access to health services, the government seeks to inspect the taxation of medicines and health goods. Mechanisms are in place to introduce VAT on the import of these products, from 2023.
Health and Welfare Minister Khalid Ait Taleb and Deputy Budget Minister Fouzi Lekjaa are finalizing a social decision aimed at reducing VAT on medicines and taxes on imported medical devices, medical and paramedical devices and materials.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare had first communicated that it was taking imminent action to develop and secure the national strategic stock of medicines and health products exposed to real or potential shortages or disruptions of by 2023, ensure adequate and continuous supply and take all necessary measures to prevent and mitigate any supply rush, the statement said.
In this regard, a steering committee bringing together all the stakeholders has been set up, specifies the text, adding that it will be up to him to determine the needs in medicines and health products related to this stock, in particular medicines of great therapeutic importance.
This reform proposed by the Ministry of Health is intended to support the government’s plan to improve the Kingdom’s health system. This reform of the system for the next five years will be based on four essential pillars which are good governance, the foundation of new generation hospital structures, the training of new skills and the digitization of the health system, as indicated by the minister in an interview. with Le360. “In five years, this reform, based on four pillars, will provide a complete and efficient health system”, he said. On digitization, Khalid Aït Taleb said his department is striving to offer remote and real-time care by connecting patients and health centers. “Taxpayers’ share of health expenditure, currently 60%, will increase to 25% by 2030 as part of this reform,” he announced.
These measures will also be of great help for people suffering from mental illness because, as reported by market analyst Abdelmajid Belaiche, there has been an alarming increase in the use of psychotropic drugs since the start of the pandemic. These are the effects of the health crisis on the mental health of Moroccans. The volume in dirhams of the total consumption of psychotropic drugs increased from 860 million dirhams in 2019 to 960 million dirhams in 2020 (an increase of 11%). In 2021, this consumption amounted to 980 million dirhams (up 3%), reports le360.
Khalid Aït Taleb returned to the investment agreement signed by his firm with an Israeli firm. He indicated that an amount of 5 billion dirhams will be used to build five hospitals, mainly in Berkane and Essaouira, with a public-private management formula and following a win-win model. “After 10 years, according to the agreement, these hospitals will belong to the Moroccan state”, said the minister.
This decree will also help the health system because according to Newsweek, which published its ranking of the 250 best hospitals in the world for 2022 in collaboration with the Statista institute, no Moroccan hospital is on the list. Only two hospitals in Arab countries are ranked among the best hospitals in the world. These are the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Saudi Arabia (126th) and the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (129th).
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