One baby of newly born triplets died on Monday morning in the Ghassani hospital in Fez. Commonplace news? What if we knew that the baby lost her life because the hospital lacked incubators where the premature baby and her two sisters could be placed?
The Morocco Times carries a disturbing story about the need for more incubators in Fez.
If you would like to contribute to the cost of new incubators, please contact The View from Fez at fes.riad@gmail.com and we will find a way of assisting in the purchase of new equipment.
In addition, Al Ahdath al Maghribya newspaper reported one of the city's officials saying that the health sector operators were strongly criticized by civil society associations and citizens, who denounced the two hospitals' inability to secure such vital equipment despite the important revenues they get annually.
Now, with the first baby dead, the two remaining are still in a critical situation, and may lose their lives if incubators are not secured as soon as possible.
Childbirth mortality in Morocco
Only two months ago, Moroccan media reported with satisfaction the findings of a World Bank report on the Millennium development Objectives which had listed Morocco among 9 developing countries where child mortality has decreased.
Yet, it would be difficult to overlook the recent figures about child mortality in Morocco. Last August, the Ministry of Health issued a report which revealed that out of each 1,000 newly born babies, 27 died at birth, and 47 died during their first 5 years.
These deaths are mainly due to problems of infrastructure and medical equipment, including the remoteness of rural areas, which delays or causes the absence of medical services, medical and paramedical staff shortages, and also medical equipment shortages.
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