The Ministry of Health and Social Protection is the ministerial department of the government of Morocco responsible for the development and implementation of public policy in the fields of health and social protection in Morocco. Its responsibilities include the training of health professionals, the production of health statistics, the preparation of legislation, prevention policies and international cooperation in the health sector.
The ministry's headquarters are located in the Hassan district of Rabat. Since 2024, the Minister of Health and Social Protection has been Amine Tahraoui.
Missions and responsibilities The Ministry of Health and Social Protection is responsible for developing and implementing public health policy in Morocco. In this capacity, it is involved in areas such as the training of health professionals, health legislation, prevention policies, international cooperation and the production of statistics related to the health of the population.
The ministry also represents Morocco in international health organizations, including the World Health Organization.
It also exercises supervisory authority over several institutions in the health sector, including:
the Institut Pasteur du Maroc; the Institut national d'hygiène du Maroc; the École nationale de santé publique; the university hospital centers (CHU); the Moroccan Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AMMPS).
Organization The ministry is organized around a central administration located in Rabat and territorial administrations present throughout the country's regions. The minister is assisted in particular by a chief of staff, a secretary-general and an inspector-general.
The central administration includes several directorates and divisions responsible for implementing public health policies.
List of ministers Period Minister 1955 – 1958 Abdelmalek Faraj 1958 – 1963 Youssef Belabbès 5 January 1963 – 13 November 1963 Abdelkrim El Khatib 1963 – 1971 Larbi Chraïbi 1971 Abdelmajid Belmahi 1971 – 1973 Abderrahmane Thami 1973 – 1977 Ahmed Ramzi 1977 – 1985 Rahal Rahali 1985 – 1992 Taieb Bencheikh 1992 – 1995 Abderrahim Harouchi 1995 – 1997 Ahmed Alami 1997 – 1998 Abdellatif Guerraoui 1998 – 2002 Abdelouahed El Fassi 2002 – 2007 Thami El Khyari 2007 – 2012 Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah 2012 – 2017 Yasmina Baddou 2012 – 2017 Houcine El Ouardi 2017 – 2019 Anas Doukkali 2019 – 2021 Khalid Aït Taleb 2021 Nabila Rmili 2021 – 2024 Khalid Aït Taleb Since 2024 Amine Tahraoui
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