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Other support staff 6300 2.11 2004
Source: Human Resources for Health Mapping, Eastern Mediterranean Region Observatory (EMRO,
2009)
In Morocco, the number of physicians per 10000 people was less than 6 in 2007 as shown
in Table II.2.2.1 (WHO/EMRO, 2009). The World Health Report of 2006 also focused on
the human resources needed to improve health and thus to help achieve the Millennium
Development Goals (MDG) by 2015. So, in 57 countries, it was estimated that there is a
shortage of around 2.3 million medical doctors, nurses and midwives (Figure II.2.2.1).
Therefore, many countries including Morocco do have shortage in the number of
physicians and need to measure their deficiency and model their future needs in terms of
the medical personnel. The number of medical doctors in important in terms of
preventing complications during birth and immunization programs (WHO, 2006).
Figure II.2.2.1: Density of doctors, nurses and midwives in the 57 countries with a critical
health workforce shortage79
79 WHO Global Atlas of the Health Workforce, November 2010: “Density of doctors, nurses and midwives
per 10.000.”
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