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The Medical Device Market: Morocco
Espicom Business Intelligence Ltd, Oct 2011, Pages: 68
Situated in the north-west corner of Africa, the Islamic Kingdom of Morocco is the closest of the African countries to Europe, the northern port of Tangier forming a gateway to Spain, the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar.
The government has embarked on a major overhaul of the health sector, following two decades of under-funding and mismanagement. In addition to the modernisation and upgrading of existing facilities, the Ministry of Health’s development programme includes the provision of three new teaching hospitals in Fez, Marrakech and Oujda. The Ministry of Health plans to improve the uneven distribution of healthcare resources through two new planning tools, the health map and the regional strategic plan, which aim to promote greater co-ordination and co-operation between the public and private sectors.
The national health insurance scheme launched in 2005 is expected to provide substantial additional funding for the health sector. Initially aimed at salaried workers, the scheme has been expanded to cover the self-employed. The CNSS, which operates the scheme in the private sector, recently announced that it would be extending cover to ambulatory care in addition to hospital treatment. This extension of care came into effect from 1st February 2010. A health insurance scheme for those on very low incomes is still in the early stages of implementation.
In 2011, the health budget is expected to increase by 4.1% to DH 10,895.5 million (US$1,282.5 million from the previous year’s total. The budget will continue to fund improved access to health services, particularly in rural areas. Spending on capital investment is set to rise by just 0.1%, whilst personnel spending will increase the most in 2011 (6.1%). This is the opposite of the previous year’s increases.
In September 2008, a revised list of reimbursable medical devices was published. The new list increases the number of devices reimbursable under the universal health insurance scheme from 172 to 869.
In 2011, the medical market is estimated at US$188 million. However, per capita medical device spending at around US$6 remains low, leaving considerable potential for further expansion. The local medical device manufacturing industry remains at an embryonic stage, leaving most sectors of the market reliant on foreign imports, which totalled US$153 million in 2009.
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