[Iron deficiency anemia and economical and sociological factors]

Two hundred and two children ranging from 1 to 3 years of age living in south Casablanca had determinations of hemoglobin, hematocrit, plasma iron, total iron binding capacity. The incidence of socioeconomic status are studied. 17% of the children had hemoglobin levels below or equal 10 gm/100 ml and 59% had iron deficiency. In the low family incomes, 50%of the children had hemoglobin levels equal or below 10 mg/100 ml and 76% had iron deficiency. This high incidence of iron deficiency and anemia, makes the study of their extent necessary in order to prevent such a deficiency by the mean of food supplementation

Notifiable diseases in Morocco

From the latest rules [1967] concerning notifiable diseases in Morocco, the authors study their application in daily public health practice, and present some national results published during eight years [197-1978]. Then they analyze whether a new definition of the aims of these notifications and their place in epidemiological surveillance, could help to make more adequate plans to control these diseases. Finally they insist in the fact that this approach needs the information and participation of all the persons involved

[ sample survey of medical students. Part II: Attitudes and requests about medical training and profession]

The second part of the sample survey made during the opening year of the School of Medicine in Casablanca - School year 1975-1976 - concerns the attitudes and the requests of students about the medical formation and profession. The obtained informations deserve consideration from medical teachers and the Public Health responsible in the pedagogic field and the aid for decision about the medical formation. In a word, medical students represent an important but often unused resource in the process of sanitary planning