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Health crisis fuels protests across Morocco as citizens demand accountability

From Rabat to Casablanca, thousands have taken to the streets in recent weeks, denouncing what they say is government neglect of public health services.

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00:00Rashida sifts through her late husband's medical records and is still searching for answers.
00:06He died while in care at a local clinic, but no one can tell her why.
00:11She's not giving up. Now she's turning to the courts, hoping for the truth.
00:20My husband suddenly became ill. We went to a private clinic and after three days they decided to operate on him.
00:25But they hadn't discussed it with us. I was there until 11pm when suddenly the clinic security guard approached me.
00:31He said my husband had died and the doctors had gone home. After that I was in shock.
00:44It's just a glimpse into the state of health facilities in Morocco. Rashida says conditions are untenable.
00:55It's overcrowded. People are lying outside the door waiting and sleeping. And all kinds of illnesses are rampant.
01:02You go there for treatment but you return with a new illness.
01:05There aren't enough medical equipment and two-shoe hospitals.
01:08And even a hospital that looks nice on the outside is never good on the inside.
01:14There's no order and no transparency. The staff are all worked up. The security guards, the reception staff.
01:20No one seems approachable.
01:25Stories like Rashida's are fueling outrage.
01:27Thousands are marching across Morocco protesting corruption and a government pouring money into football competitions,
01:33while hospitals and schools are left behind.
01:36We see hospitals that could be labelled as hospitals of the dead. Hospitals without basic facilities.
01:43That's why we're calling for the resignation of the Minister of Health and the entire government.
01:49We don't believe they have a solution because they caused this problem.
01:53All eyes are on Friday when the King is set to speak at the opening of a new parliamentary session.
01:59Alright well, thank you for yourrage.
02:00Thank you for coming.
02:01Today's
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