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Abstract Introduction Morocco’s economic and industrial fabric has undergone remarkable change in recent years, with the arrival of several multinationals and the development of service professions. In view of the ratification of ILO C187, occupational medicine in Morocco faces the dilemma of competences and occupational safety and health (OSH) requirements. Methods this study provides an overview of the various training courses for occupational physicians in Morocco, as well as the ways in which the specialty is practiced in Morocco, followed by a study of the adaptability of skills to the regulatory and normative requirements of OSH. Discussion and results Morocco’s working population is around 12.2 million and the national profile shows that occupational health services cover 20% of the country’s population, while the number of occupational physicians exceeds 1,400. This indicates a disparity in the way occupational medicine is practiced: many qualified physicians do not work in companies, while others devote only part of their time to their work, and there are very few full-time occupational physicians. The aim of our work is to suggest ways of improving occupational health coverage, while at the same time improving the working conditions of occupational physicians. Conclusion There are multiple ways to practice Occupational medicine, but the recommendations are geared towards proposing models of multidisciplinary occupational health services, distributed according to economic zone and number of employees. This model can also be offered to the public sector, providing services that are almost non-existent as yet.
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