Rabat – Morocco has introduced a new university diploma in prison medicine to improve health care in prisons.
The general delegation for Jail Administration and reintegration announced today that this program will help doctors to cope with the unique challenges in providing medical care in prisons.
The diploma was founded in cooperation with Hassan II University and the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Casablanca with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
According to the prison authority, the program is a pioneering initiative in Africa and in the Arab world. It covers several disciplines to equip health workers in prison with essential skills. It also takes into account the ethical, legal and medical aspects of prison health.
The first training session for the diploma will take place on February 21 and 22 at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Casablanca. 20 doctors from prison management were the first group of trainees.
This diploma is an important step in training the prison health staff in Morocco.
The program starts after an alarming increase in measles cases in prisons in Morocco.
Correctional plants across the country recorded 122 cases from January 31 of these cases have recovered 105 while the rest was still sad.
In response to this, the Ministry of Health started a vaccination campaign in Moroccan prisons, including facilities that had not recorded any measles cases. At least 62,000 inmates and 1,900 prison staff received vaccination.
