Morocco okays building of Roche lab in Casablanca

The Moroccan Health department has okayed the building in Casablanca of a laboratory by the World-famed Roche company.

The decision was announced at a meeting in Rabat between Moroccan Health Minister, Biadillah Mohamed Sheikh, and the CEO of Roche Lab's subsidiary in Morocco, Sami Zerelli.

The plant will be built over 10,075 square meters and will require US$ 13 million, including 8 million already allotted.

To move forward with the planed project, the minister announced the setting up of a joint committee including representatives of the ministries of finance and of health to screen at the earliest the project and the hike of some locally manufactured Roche lab's products.