Governance for Health: A Critical Analysis of Morocco’s Context

Abstract

Morocco has made human development a priority in its economic policy. The country aims to develop its human capital as its primary resource by investing and reforming sustainably, particularly in terms of health and governance. Reforms to global and sectoral governance have enabled Morocco to address a number of constraints and challenges, improving access to healthcare and services, as well as the health of the population. Morocco's health indicators indeed show significant progress in terms of extending health coverage and provision (both public and private), reducing infant and child mortality, and lowering the incidence of several communicable diseases. There has also been a marked increase in life expectancy at birth.

Human capital is one of the factors that explains the difference between developed and developing countries. The role of health in human capital formation and the governance mechanisms behind it are subjects of great interest to researchers.

This study using integrative review aims to provide an overview of the relationship between governance and health in Morocco from 2000 to 2022. In general, the results show that improvements in governance indicator scores are linked to improvements in certain health indicators, such as the number of inhabitants per bed, out of pocket ant infant mortality rate and life expectancy.

Classification JEL : I00

Paper type : Theoretical Research