19e édition - du 14 au 29 mars 2009
Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles
La référence féminine depuis 1990
The Medical Caravan
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The Medical Caravan
Every year, the Moroccan Government invests several billion Dirhams to improve the health conditions of the population.
Today, almost 90% of Moroccan children are vaccinated and the mortality rate for women has been in steep decline for several years…
But access to medical care is still difficult for rural populations, where there is only 1 doctor per 3,700 people
The people living in these villages are more than 100 kilometres from the nearest clinic or hospital. In addition, a medical consultation and treatment can cost more than 15 days of salary.
Heart of Gazelles, in partnership with the Moroccan Ministry for Solidarity, the Family and Social Development, decided to address an important public health issue by going to the remote regions of southern Morocco.
Since 2001, thanks to the solidarity sponsorship of TOTAL Energy Group and the infrastructure of the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles, Heart of Gazelles has been organising an annual Medical Caravan, a traveling clinic composed of 8 doctors, 4 nurses, 2 pharmacists, 1 optician and 6 "logistics" personnel.
This centre covers general medicine, paediatrics, gynaecology, optometry and pharmacy.
In 2009:
4,582 people received free medical care
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