فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Local stakeholders in Taounate Province have voiced concern about the health situation at the urban health center in the commune of Tahar Souk, citing a severe shortage of medical staff since the end of last year, following the retirement of the physician who had been providing services at the facility.
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Selon des informations obtenues par Fes News auprès de sources locales, le centre fonctionne désormais sans médecin permanent, alors qu’il dessert une population estimée à over 40,000 residents, covering Tahar Souk and several neighboring communes. This situation, according to the same actors, negatively affects citizens’ access to basic healthcare services.
According to information obtained by Fes News from local sources, the center is now operating without a permanent physician, despite serving an estimated population of more than 40,000 residents, including Tahar Souk and several surrounding communes. This situation, they say, negatively impacts access to essential healthcare services.
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Les mêmes sources indiquent que la population had expected the medical staff to be reinforced after the retirement, with the appointment of at least two or three doctors given the pressure on the facility. However, no tangible progress has been recorded, further fueling local dissatisfaction.
The same sources report that residents had expected the medical staff to be strengthened after the retirement, with the appointment of at least two or three doctors given the heavy demand on the facility. However, no concrete developments have occurred, further heightening local discontent.
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Dans le même contexte, des acteurs locaux affirment qu’une médecin nommée au centre some time ago has not taken up her post, aggravating the shortage. They add that the municipal council had previously submitted requests and official correspondence to the competent authorities, calling for urgent intervention to address staffing and equipment needs.
In the same context, local actors claim that a doctor appointed to the center some time ago has not taken up her post, worsening the shortage. They add that the municipal council had previously sent requests and official letters to the competent authorities, urging urgent action on staffing and medical equipment.
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Les sources ajoutent que le municipal council of Tahar Souk has discussed the issue on several occasions, calling for the swift commissioning of the new urban health center building and its proper equipment to ensure services that meet residents’ expectations. These demands, however, have yet to translate into on-the-ground measures.
The sources add that the Tahar Souk municipal council has discussed the issue on several occasions, calling for the rapid commissioning of the new urban health center building and its proper equipment to ensure services that meet residents’ expectations. These demands, however, have not yet materialized on the ground.
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Face à ce qu’ils describe as exhausted institutional communication channels, local actors are discussing the possibility of peaceful protest actions, including sit-ins or marches, to draw the attention of the relevant authorities to the health situation and demand the swift provision of medical staff and essential equipment.
Facing what they describe as exhausted institutional communication channels, local actors are discussing the possibility of peaceful protest actions, including sit-ins or marches, to draw the attention of the relevant authorities to the health situation and demand the rapid provision of medical staff and essential equipment.
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Les mêmes acteurs soulignent que any potential mobilization would fall within the defense of the right to health, calling for a prompt and responsible response to residents’ demands to ensure continuity of public health services and ease citizens’ suffering, particularly among vulnerable groups and rural populations.
The same actors emphasize that any potential mobilization would be part of defending the right to health, calling for a prompt and responsible response to residents’ demands to ensure continuity of public healthcare services and alleviate citizens’ hardship, especially among vulnerable groups and rural residents.
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Source : Fès News Media
