فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Like other regions across the Kingdom, the Fes–Meknes Region has joined the seventh National Survey on Population and Family Health 2025–2026, launched by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, as part of efforts to strengthen national demographic and health data systems and update public health indicators.
The survey aims to update Morocco’s demographic and health indicators and to assess the impact of adopted health policies and programs, thereby contributing to evidence-based public decision-making and improving medium- and long-term health planning.
It focuses on collecting detailed data related to child health and nutrition, maternal care, fertility, and women’s reproductive health. The survey relies on a representative sample of approximately 16,000 households distributed across the Kingdom’s twelve regions. Around 80 health professionals, organized into 20 field teams, are involved over a five-month period, using electronic tablets to ensure accuracy and reliability in data collection.
The survey benefits from the support and accompaniment of several international and national institutional partners, including UNICEF, United Nations Population Fund, World Health Organization, the League of Arab States, as well as Morocco’s High Commission for Planning, within a partnership framework aimed at strengthening scientific data in support of population health.
At the level of the Fes–Meknes region, two teams of health professionals—comprising four field health units—are participating in the survey, covering the prefectures of Fes and Meknes, and the provinces of Sefrou, Moulay Yacoub, Ifrane, and Boulemane. To date, the completed phase has covered a total of 20,118 households, particularly in the Fes prefecture, including the districts of Merinides, Saïss, Oulad Tayeb, Sidi Harazem, and Sakhinate. In Moulay Yacoub province, the survey covered the municipalities of Ait Yaazem and Ain Chkef.
The survey has also, so far, included several municipalities and areas in Sefrou province—such as El Menzel, Ras Tabouda, and Imouzzer Kandar—as well as Sidi El Makhfi and Daït Aoua in Ifrane province. In Boulemane province, coverage included El Mers, Marmoucha, El Arjane, and Outat El Haj.
In the next phase, field health teams are expected to continue their work to cover remaining scheduled areas, notably the districts of Agdal, Zouagha, Mechouar, Fes El Bali, Merinides, and Jnan El Ward in Fes, in addition to several neighborhoods in Meknes, including Hay Salam, Sidi Bouzekri, Hay Naim, Riad Zahour, Toualat, Wislane, Oued El Jadid, Ain Karma, Dkhissa, and El Maghassiyine.
It is worth noting that the survey is being carried out in close coordination with local authorities and in full compliance with established methodological and organizational standards, ensuring smooth implementation and reinforcing the reliability of the expected results. These findings are anticipated to serve as a key lever for strengthening health planning and guiding public policies aimed at sustainably improving population health.
Source: Fes News Media
