Signing of an agreement between Euromed University of Fes and the Moroccan Association of Occupational Health

The Moroccan Association of Occupational Health held, on the occasion of the 18th edition of the spring session on the theme "The sick at work and work-related illness", on Saturday, May 18, 2024 a symposium that brought together experts and professionals to discuss the need to strengthen occupational medicine and adopt new laws to protect employee health. Held in Meknes in the Agropolis conference hall, the symposium saw the participation of various figures, including the regional delegate of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the president of the Moroccan Association of Occupational Health, the regional director of the Ministry of Economic Integration, as well as university professors, experts and occupational physicians. 

The themes of this session, rich in important, current subjects directly related to occupational medicine and its legal relations with employees and employers, constituted an opportunity to examine a set of features related to employee law and their health security through topics and presentations led by professors and experts in occupational medicine, doctors, researchers, judges and high-level professionals in this field.

What distinguished this meeting was the signing ceremony of a partnership and cooperation agreement between the Moroccan Association of Occupational Health, represented by its President, Dr. Moulay Hachem Mortaji, and Euromed University of Fes, represented by its Vice-President, Professor Salim Bounou. This six-year agreement aims to exchange expertise and knowledge in the field of training and scientific research and to carry out joint projects. This signing was presented as a key moment, strengthening collaboration between institutions to improve the health and safety of workers in Morocco.