King Mohammed visits AIDS and infectious diseases treatment hospital in Casablanca

Morocco's King Mohammed VI visited this Thursday afternoon the AIDS and Infectious Diseases Treatment Hospital of the university hospital of Ibn Rochd, Casablanca.

The sovereign followed explanations on activities conducted at the hospital which was built by the Moroccan association to fight infectious diseases (ALMI) in order to offer medicare to people affected with AIDS or with other infectious diseases.

The association is also providing the hospital with drugs and material, finances analyses and radiography and takes care of the facility maintenance. The Moroccan association to control AIDS is also a partner, as it offers psychological and material support to patients, and also pays for the travel expenses of people who come from remote regions and holds counselling sessions for patients who undergo the tri-therapy.

The sovereign also toured various services at the hospital and equipment, worth 1.01 million DH, (US$ 96,439) donated by the Mohammed V solidarity foundation.

According to latest statistics, there are presently 1,060 declared cases of AIDS in Morocco. Some 503 are under continuous control, including half who undergo the tri-therapy that was introduced in Morocco in 1999.