Over 200 women per 10 000 die while giving birth in Morocco
227 women per 10 000 die in Moroccan while giving birth according to figures of the Moroccan Ministry of Health. Released on the eve of the World Health Day, organized under the motto "Make Every Mother and Child Count", the figures show that neonatal mortality reaches 27 per one thousand live births, and mortality of children under 5 years old is 47 per one thousand.

Over 2 million disabled persons in Morocco
Morocco counts over 2 million disabled persons, that is 7% of the population, revealed figures released by the World Health Organization. Figures showed that 90% of disabled people 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.

Morocco receives USD 2.92m to eliminate vitamins and minerals deficiencies
Morocco obtained a USD 2.92m grant from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to counter iron deficiency anemia and vitamin A and D deficiency related problems among women and young children.

Antibiotics Don‘t Prevent Repeat Heart Attacks
Two studies have concluded taking antibiotics regularly doesn't prevent heart disease, as some scientists had hoped. This had been a promising strategy because much work has linked a common respiratory germ to heart attacks and clogged arteries.

'Little progress' in malaria war
Roll Back Malaria, an international group of 90 organizations, was set up to co-ordinate the response to malaria. But the Lancet, in a malaria issue, said the number of cases was rising - there are now an estimated 500m cases a year - and a vaccine was 10 years away.

Body Clock Woes May Lead to Obesity, Diabetes
When the body's internal "clock" is out of whack, obesity and diabetes may become more likely. Pattern Seen in Tests on Mice May Carry Over to Humans.