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Moroccan Digital Health Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

SDGs Impacted

In Morocco, digital health has been deployed extensively, and in a remarkable way, to support the management of the current COVID-19 crisis. Morocco is taking significant measures to become a key player in the process of achieving SDG 3. The government has comprehensively integrated digital technology throughout its coordinated containment and mitigation processes. This report tells the implementation of several digital strategies and the management of health aspects of the pandemic for thedevelopment of health systems in Morocco.

Impact / Outcome
One year after the onset of the pandemic, the health situation differs greatly worldwide according to the responses of individual countries. Morocco's efforts are evidently bearing fruits and can serve as a role model for African and other developing countries. Given their advantages, digital health, and telemedicine are increasingly being requested by patients and used by medical professionals to facilitate their health journeys, enabling patients to bypass hospitals, avoid infections, and implement social distancing.
Funding sources
Public
Key Metrics
Integrate digital technology throughout coordinated containment and mitigation processes
Locations
Middle East & North Africa, Morocco
Sector
Health
Intervention lever
Direct government
Operating model
Fully public
Year published
01 January 2021
Organization involved
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