Life expectancy rose from 48 in 60s to 70 years now in Morocco, Minister
Morocco, Health, 1/22/2004

Moroccan Health Minister, Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah revealed Tuesday, that life expectancy in Morocco rose from 48 in the sixties to 70 years old now, due to the progress achieved by the Kingdom in the health sector

The minister also revealed that infant mortality diminished from 91 deaths for 1,000 births in 1978/1980 to 37 in 1997 and Maternal mortality from 359 for 100,000 births in 1978-84 to 228 in 1992-1997.

Biadillah, speaking at a meeting with officials of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), said children and mothers are a "priority" in the policy carried out by Morocco under the leadership of King Mohammed VI.

Biadillah, who is paying a two-day visit to Washington, said the monarch has given a new impetus to this policy by announcing the broad lines of the new Family Code which puts Women on an equal footing with men and protects the children. This code, termed "revolutionary" by the national and international media and welcomed by leaders around the world, has been adopted by the Moroccan House of Representatives (Parliament lower chamber) and is awaiting approval by the House of Advisers (Senate).

The minister said the new Code will have an " important impact on the social coherence and in reducing poverty and family dislocation." He also recalled the monarch's particular interest granted to the struggle against AIDS and vaccination.

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