Health systems in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia: National challenges and joint issues
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Farid Chaoui,Michel Legros.
Farid Chaoui,Michel Legros.
Since their independence, countries in central Maghreb have undergone considerable transformation in the health field. Firstly, they must deal with a demographic transition that has almost coincided with epidemiological transition, whereas countries in the North Mediterranean have been able to tackle these two changes at different times. In addition, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria have started on reconstructions and reforms that need to be pursued and extended today in order to face up to the new challenges identified in the report and the rising expectations of their inhabitants. All of this is with an aim of setting up fair and socially responsible health systems that guarantee access to quality health care for all – without forgetting a response to a rising demand from users and professionals to be more involved in governing health systems.
These demographic, epidemiological, organizational and democratic transitions, which are presented in detail in the report, are preceded by a section presenting the methodological guidelines, grouped into ten development axes, that countries need to follow if they are to succeed these transitions and tackle common challenges. Before the three well-documented national monographs, produced by Professors N. Achour (Tunisia), N. Fikri Benbrahim (Morocco) and J-P. Grangaud (Algeria), another section of the report proposes opening up to existing inter-Maghreb cooperation efforts and links with the European Union and the Arab world.
At each stage of the thought process, the emphasis has been on identifying potential sources for cooperation and convergence, or even integration, between these three countries and with the countries of the European Union, and to identify lines of action and concrete recommendations that fit in with IPEMED’s overall project, to reflect so as to be able to act.
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