In a bold move to address inadequate clinical training conditions, dental medicine students in Casablanca are set to march on April 2, 2026, protesting the requirement to purchase their own medical equipment. Amidst growing unrest over delayed stipends and regressive reforms, student groups are uniting to demand accountability and improvements in public healthcare training standards.
On Sunday, Agadir saw widespread protests outside the Hassan II Regional Hospital over what demonstrators denounced as «deteriorating health conditions». In response, Minister of Health and Social Protection Amine Tahraoui visited the facility on Tuesday morning, dismissing the regional health director of Souss-Massa and the provincial delegate of Agadir Ida-Outanane.
Moroccan military is among the strongest military powers in North Africa, according to the Military Strength Ranking. The latter indicates that the Kingdom relies on a mix of old and new equipment and employs several hundred thousand active and reserve personnel on call.