The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) is organizing a Seminar on the National Legislative Framework and Ethical/Human Rights Issues related to Health and Biomedical Research, on Saturday 3 December 2022, at its headquarters in Rabat, Morocco.

This Seminar is part of the Council's actions and initiatives related to the effectiveness of the right to health.

Institutional actors, health professionals, Ethics Committees members, professors and researchers, several actors working on bio-ethical issues, civil society, etc., will participate in this event.

They will discuss the achievements and obstacles related to this issue and analyze the extent to which various legislations in force are covering the principles of bioethics in the biomedicine field.

This Seminar aims to identify the legislative and institutional levers ensuring the implementation of bio-ethics in medical practice, biomedical research and training’ content intended for health professionals.

Besides the plenary sessions, the program of this national Seminar includes four thematic workshops addressing areas related to bioethical issues: biomedical research, organ donation and transplantation, medically assisted reproduction and the protection of persons with mental illnesses.

Ms. Amina Bouayach, CNDH Chairperson, will chair the proceedings of this Seminar which will start at 9:30 am at the CNDH headquarters in Rabat, Morocco.