Over 2 million disabled persons in Morocco (WHO)
Morocco, Health, 3/30/2005

Morocco counts over 2 million disabled persons, that is 7pc of the population, revealed figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Figures showed that 90% of disabled people in Morocco live in impoverished areas, 82% are uneducated, 57% are unable to work, 34% are unemployed and that 98% do not have a dole or a health insurance.

Celebrating the International Day of Disabled Persons (March 30th), Morocco has reiterated the importance to promote the situation of persons with special needs who endure harsh life conditions.

To this aim, the country has set up governmental institutions dedicated to promoting the situation of these persons and to promoting their social integration. In 1995, the government established the high body for disabled people to draw up a comprehensive action plan to help this category.

Besides, Morocco has made many efforts to promote the economic and social situation of disabled people under a plan that identified realms of intervention, including awareness, prevention, professional integration, schooling and legislation.

The government has established five acoustic libraries, while seven others are due to be built part of a programme that aims at providing universities with infrastructures dedicated to blind and amblyopic people.

On the other hand, a law was enacted to take into account the needs of disabled persons in urban architecture, transports and telecommunications.

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