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the elderly reflects the various changes that the Moroccan society is
undergoing.
Thus, the reduced number of members raises many questions of multiple
dimensions concerning the pension system be it on social equity, structural
dysfunction in the employment sector or on the suspicions of the financial
situation of the system pension currently inflames social polemic and major
policy on the national stage.
In the presence of this finding, numerous state institutions and civil and
political society discussed this problem by proposing responses to different
challenges facing Morocco to overcome the crisis threatening the
sustainability of that system.

5. Conclusion
Morocco is among the countries whose development started later, but it
seems that it has to accelerate at a significantly faster rhythm. On the other
hand, the social status of elderly people has degraded and the situation is
alarming: low education, precarious socio-economic situation for many
seniors, low coverage by the pension system and discriminating access to care
and a great vulnerability of these persons against the diseases etc.
This of course may be much less controllable, hence the need to take the
necessary measures in time.
In this context, the economic, social and environmental council (EESC)
established in 2015 a report on the elderly with the aim to develop a diagnosis
and to make recommendations and proposals for future public policies. Here
are the eight strategic domains for the protection of this category of the
population:

• Improving social protection for the elderly, and primarily those in
situation of dependence and vulnerability;

• Improving the legal and institutional framework;
• Enhancing the accessibility;
• Improving the care of the elderly
• Improving the welfare and health of the elderly;

• Promoting social participation of older people;
• Promoting knowledge of the situation of the elderly;
• Supporting and accompanying the elderly residing abroad.
Thus, it’s time to develop "an integrated public policy of protection for the
elderly, with accompanying resources and assessment, which takes into
account their rights in terms of dignity, participation and social inclusion ".

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