A regional scheme to balance healthcare provision

Rabat is experiencing considerable development in private medical practices. According to data from the regional directorate of Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaër of the Ministry of Health, the Rabat region accounts for 19% of the total national number of private practices, with a concentration in the city of Rabat (860 private practices). As for the regional private hospital supply, it remains significant with a bed capacity of 1,024 beds, or 23% of the total regional capacity. The capital also takes the lion's share of bed capacity (80%). Regarding public bed capacity, and with the exception of the Ibn Sina University Hospital, the Rabat region has 6 hospitals with a total capacity of 603 beds, or 1 bed per 4,500 inhabitants. With the CHIS, the region has one bed per 814 inhabitants. This raises the issue of the weakness of bed capacity in relation to the needs of the population. Added to this i…