فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Fes News – Tokyo
December 6, 2025
The Minister of Health and Social Protection, Mr. Amine Tahraoui, renewed Morocco’s firm commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 during his participation in the High-Level Forum on Universal Health Coverage held in Tokyo on December 5 and 6, 2025, confirming that this strategic goal has now become “a comprehensive reform project translating into tangible progress.”
The Minister explained in his address that the mandatory health coverage rate has currently reached 88% of the population, with the Ministry’s budget more than quadrupling between 2010 and 2026 to reach 42.4 billion dirhams, representing 8.8% of the state’s general budget.
Key Points from the Minister’s Speech
- Universal health coverage has become a central societal project under the visionary leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God grant him victory.
- Strengthening governance, improving service quality, developing innovative financing mechanisms, and expanding public-private partnerships.
- Preparation for the 2027 UN meeting on universal health coverage, with emphasis on accelerating reforms, reducing financial barriers, modernizing infrastructure, and valuing human resources.
Bilateral Meetings on the Sidelines of the Forum
Mr. Tahraoui held working meetings with:
- Mexico’s Assistant Secretary for Sectoral Coordination, Mr. Eduardo Clark García Dobarganes.
- Indonesian Minister of Health, Mr. Budi Gunadi Sadikin.
- Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Mr. Jean Kaseya.
The discussions focused on exchanging expertise in pharmaceutical industries, public procurement, digitization of health services, and health preparedness, with agreement to strengthen cooperation in priority areas.
Launch of the UHC Knowledge Hub
The forum witnessed the launch of the “UHC Knowledge Hub,” a new international mechanism to support countries’ technical, financial, and institutional capacities, and to link political commitments with concrete implementation plans.
Morocco’s presence among a limited group of only about 20 countries represents international recognition of the advanced position that the Moroccan model has come to occupy in expanding social protection, and of the reform momentum the health sector is experiencing.
