Moroccan Digital Health Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

Frontiers in Public Health

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Saaïd Amzazi²  Hassan Ghazal³  Najib Al Idrissi⁴  Chakib Nejjari⁶  Mohamed Merzouki⁷  Mourad Raji⁸  Wajih Rhalem⁸  Souad Chaqsare⁹  Hayat Sedrati¹⁰  Zineb El Otmani Dehbi¹²  Abdellah Idrissi Azami¹² 

[1] 0Laboratory of Human Pathologies Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco;

[2] 1Genomic Center of Human Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco;

[3] 2National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST), Rabat, Morocco;

[4] Departement of Surgery, School of Medicine, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco;

[5] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, International School of Public Health, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco;

[6] Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco;

[7] Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University Sultane Moulay Slimane, Beni-Mellal, Morocco;

[8] Laboratory of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering (E2SN), National High School of Arts and Professions (ENSAM), Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco;

[9] National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco;

[10] National School of Computer Sciences and Systems Analysis ENSEAS, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco;

[11] National School of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Rabat, Morocco;

[12] School of Medicine, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, Morocco;

关键词: Morocco;    Africa;    digital health;    telemedicine;    COVID- 19;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.690462

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 pandemic and the draconian measures applied to limit its spread have accelerated the process of digitalizing many activities, including those within the health sector. In Morocco, a developing country in northern Africa, digital health has been deployed extensively, and in a remarkable way, to support the management of the current health crisis. Morocco is taking significant measures to become a key player in the process of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goal 3. The government has comprehensively integrated digital technology throughout its coordinated containment and mitigation processes. These processes encompass testing and diagnostics; virus genomic surveillance; telecare of suspected and chronic patients; COVID-19 patient contact tracing and tracking; a laboratory information system for medical material dispatching, biological sample collection, and data processing nationwide; and smart vaccination management. Moreover, the pace of amending legislation for enabling efficient telemedicine practice has been achieved at a record-breaking. The successful implementation of all of these digital health strategies testify to the effectiveness of digitalization for managing the health aspects of the pandemic and for the future development of health systems in Morocco and in the African continent, where digital health and telemedicine is set to become the cornerstone of medical practice.

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