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Mohammed Cherkaoui

Dr. Mohammed Cherkaoui is a Moroccan doctor, and a graduate of the post-graduate management program from the High Institute of Commerce and Business Administration (ISCAE). Dr. Cherkaoui is the managing editor of the journal of medical training in oncology “Onconews”. He is also the President of the Moroccan Association of Medical Information (AMIM), and in charge of communication and media relations for the Teaching Hospital Ibn Sina (CHIS), in Rabat. Dr. Cherkaoui is the founder of the institutional magazine “Carrefour Hospitalier” of the CHIS. He is also responsible for the communication of a large humanitarian health program sponsored by the Rotary Foundation, the Moroccan Association of Thalassemia and the Rotary Clubs of Chellah in Morocco and Genoa in Italy,as well as the “Thalassemia Morocco” program. Dr. Cherkaoui is a medical columnist in the weekly newspaper “La Vie Economique”, and in several other Moroccan daily newspapers (Al Alam, L’Opinion, Aujourd’hui le Maroc, etc.), in Arabic and French. Dr. Cherkaoui is also the host of a radio show on health information and education entitled “Blouse Blanche”, on Rabat International channel.

Opinions by this panelist

Break your fast, but not your physiological and societal balance

The call to fast is an opportunity for Muslims to make a turning point in their diurnal habits, and take mental distance from the desires of their bellies and lower abdomens which are used to operate following a particular rhythm… more

Influenza a, between public health concerns and business logic

The Moroccan Ministry of Health has officially announced in early October that if an H1N1 influenza pandemic was to break out in the country, 9 million Moroccans could be affected, of which 900,000 would require hospitalization and 30,000 would die.… more

Fast food eateries: food poisoning and the role of municipal health offices

The fast pace of life, housing problems near workplaces, the introduction of the administrative continuous working hours, and the crisis of marriage are all factors that have forced public and private sector employees to make do with fast food eateries… more

which fundraising strategies to adopt for patronage, collaborative work and the fight against diseases?

Multiple sclerosis, thalassemia, hemophilia and several other rare genetic diseases are health issues that do not easily attract spotlights and television cameras. The associations that support these diseases are struggling to emerge and develop scientific and social programs, and deploy… more

Moroccan civil society is ready to accept a law regulating abortion

According to the latest statistics of the Moroccan Association of fight against illegal abortion, 600 Moroccan women undergo abortion every day in very hazardous conditions for their health, thus exposing themselves to infections, infertility, and psychological trauma that can cripple… more

Violence against children: there should be a law to deter aggressive parents

In early October 2010, the burn unit at the children's hospital in Rabat received a 10 year-old with third-degree burns. He was the victim of his own father, who under the influence of alcohol, sprayed his son with a flammable… more

Generalization of health insurance to curb self-medication

People who take medications without prescription are exposed to several major risks, such as adverse side effects, dangerous interactions with other drugs and fatal poisoning. Low-income families avoid going to health centers, mainly due to economic constraints, and head to… more