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Evanson
  11/2/2022 11:20 EST

Hi! Someone told me that are good job opportunities for physiotherapists in Marocco, especcialy in the area of Agadir. He also told me that wages are far better than in Europe. Can anyone confirm this information? Kate.

Wrenski
  11/2/2022 20:40 EST

Hi Kate:

I don't know who told you this, but it is not at all easy to get a working visa for Morocco, especially if you were thinking of being self-employed.

This is a country with around 50% unemployment-although there is almost certainly a shortage of physios, as there is of almost all medical specialists as historically not enough have been trained.

Probably the only way to be successful would be to have an employer sponsor you-and I would strongly recommend that you look for an employer in a private health facility.

The reason for this is that public hospitals are not at a standard that would be at all comparable with what you are used to. This is a developing country where the majority of people have no health insurance or any regular doctor. There is also, uniquely in my experience, an almost universal mistrust of doctors due to the very strong belief that doctors only recommend the treatment which will earn them the most money.

The other thing to note is that the language used almost universally for medical training & issues is French-in fact all medical & nursing degrees are taught only in French in Morocco. The majority of patients will be speaking either Arabic or French, so you would almost certainly need to be fluent in at least one of these two languages.

I hope you are able to find people who are able & willing to help you.

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