11 September 2023: We are extremely saddened by the tragic news of the earthquake that hit Morocco and the high number of victims already reported. Our teams arrived on site after the earthquake on 9 September and are currently assessing the needs, while coordinating with the local authorities to see how we can help.
In this type of context, we need to care for the wounded and perform medical acts quickly like surgery or dialysis, which can be a challenge when local health capacities are severely affected by a disaster. Restoring health services and distributing essential goods can also be priorities. Our intervention will therefore depend on the results of these initial on-site assessments.
MSF provided care to different communities in Morocco between 1997 and 2013.
MSF began working in Morocco in 1997 to provide care to excluded communities in Rabat, Casablanca and Tangier. Our programmes were focused on increasing access to maternal and sexual healthcare. In the early 2000s, we began providing support to migrants arriving in Morocco, by visiting hostels where people stayed and providing outpatient consultations and referrals through mobile clinics.
In 2010, MSF provided care to migrants injured during mass raids and expulsions by the Moroccan police force. In 2013 we handed our projects over to local health and human rights organisations.
1997
1997
Mediterranean migration
EU Migration Crisis Update - February 2016
Project Update
24 Feb 2016
Vaccination
High vaccine prices hamper immunisation efforts in Africa, but are missing from agenda of key vaccination conference
Press Release
24 Feb 2016
Refugees, IDPs and people on the move
Violence, Vulnerability and Migration: Trapped at the Gates of Europe
Report
13 Mar 2013
Morocco
Migrants face persistent violence
Press Release
13 Mar 2013
Morocco
Voices from Gourougou
Project Update
18 Dec 2012
Morocco
"In Morocco migrants are trapped in a constant cycle of violence"
Voices from the Field
29 Nov 2012
Morocco
MSF raises concern over the medical condition of migrants after mass expulsions by the Moroccan police
Press Release
30 Sep 2010
Sexual violence
MSF denounces the sexual violence against migrants travelling to Europe
Report
25 Mar 2010
Morocco
MSF demands humane treatment for sub-Saharan immigrants in Morocco
Press Release
12 Oct 2005
Morocco
Mass relocation to uncertain locations for immigrants in Morocco after MSF highlights their plight
Project Update
11 Oct 2005
Morocco
Violence and Immigration: Report on illegal sub-Saharan immigrants (ISSs) in Morocco
Report
30 Sep 2005
Morocco
Assisting immigrants bound for Europe
Project Update
18 Aug 2004