Yandry Varela
The average Moroccan family's inaccessibility to healthcare and modern medicine is a multifaceted issue, which is crucial because it forces individuals to seek alternative treatment options. It is not uncommon for these alternative treatments to lead to permanent ramifications. Such is the case with simple fractures treated with jbiras resulting in amputations.
Sometimes, even when health care is attained, resources like doctor-patient time or oxygen machines are limited due to the volume of patients. Why does this happen? What conditions is the healthcare system in Morocco in and what could be improved? Keep scrolling to read the public's perspective on medicine.
"It's like having a movie theatre and giving out tickets to anyone that wants one. The movie theatre is full, but you keep handing out tickets." - Mohammad Alamou
Inaccessibilty
An overwhelming number of people traveled long distances from rural areas of Morocco to the capital city of Rabat with their children to the public children's hospital. These families commonly did not have hospitals or resources to treat their children back in their hometowns. They could be seen with their belongings in the hospital waiting room or outside on the gravel like in this image waiting for their turn to be seen and treated.
What do you think can be done to solve this?
"I think that we cannot blame the doctors for the conditions that they work. I think it is 1 doctor for 1000 patients. That’s a lot. It’s just hard to maintain that quality we’re looking for. Or treatment. Forget about quality, we just want to be treated. So, you come to the hospital and you are told you have to wait 6 months. But if it’s an emergency, you are treated." - Ali B.
"There’s no democracy in morocco. Those that are in power take care of themselves. For example, my family has no insurance. No help from the state. I work by myself with my wife. We try to make ends meet." - Abqadar
"For me these are all intertwined factors. First of all, it has to do with the budget. It has to do with the public policies applied by the state and the government. What are the priorities of the state? It has to do of course with education. It has to do with the cultural side. With illiteracy and religion." - Mohammad