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(File:Pr Amal Bourquia.jpg|thumb|Amal Bourquia (2021))Amal Bourquia is a Moroccan doctor, university professor, medical writer, and expert in ethics. She is the author of more than a dozen works on nephrology.NEWS, Amal Bourquia, néphrologue - La Vie éco,weblink 29 October 2023, lavieeco.com/, 6 July 2012, fr-FR, She is the first woman to have the title of professor of nephrology in Morocco, and was the first president of the Moroccan Society of Renal Diseases.

Early life and education

Amal Bourquia was born in Casablanca. She studied at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, then at that of Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca. In 1980, she passed the CHU Casablanca competitive exam and became an internal medicine doctor, specializing in pediatric nephrology, and obtaining a professor's diploma in her specialty from Paris Descartes University.

Career and research

She contributes to the development of numerous therapeutic programs, particularly against acute and chronic hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. She participated in the first kidney transplant operation carried out by a Moroccan medical team in 1990, the year in which she was appointed associate professor of nephrology at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca. She is the first woman to have the title of professor of nephrology in Morocco.In 1996, she worked to open the first public dialysis center in Morocco and Africa. However, this center closed shortly after its inauguration due to administrative procedures.NEWS, Abounaim, Chaimaa, Parcours de femme : Amal bourquia, une pionnière en néphrologie au Maroc,weblink 29 October 2023, fnh.ma, fr, NEWS, El Jaafari, Abdellatif, Pr. Amal Bourquia: Une néphrologue engagée qui affectionne les défis,weblink 29 October 2023, MAP Express, 4 March 2021, fr-FR, NEWS, Ksaani, Safaa, Interview avec Pr Amal Bourquia : «L'évolution de la transplantation d'organes n'est pas à la hauteur»,weblink 29 October 2023, L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde., 28 October 2021, fr, That same year, 1996, she left the civil service and opened her own dialysis center in Casablanca. Considering that the State alone cannot resolve the health, financial, and social complications and problems posed by kidney diseases, especially chronic ones, for both patients and their families, Bourquia undertakes awareness-raising actions and leads conferences. In 1999, she participated in the organization of the first national nephrology congress, which brought together all the country's specialists and experts in nephrology. She initiated World Kidney Day in Morocco, and established Kidney Week.NEWS, Ibtissam Z., Don et greffe d'organes: «Un débat national est nécessaire»,weblink 29 October 2023, laquotidienne.fnh.ma, fr, NEWS, Maroc : Les personnes sous dialyse semblent être plus exposées au Covid-19 (néphrologue) –,weblink 29 October 2023, 15 May 2020, fr-FR, In 2004, she founded the Reins Association, the Moroccan kidney disease organization, which in addition to supporting and caring for disadvantaged patients, promotes organ donation and transplantation in Morocco. The same year, she co-authored Guide africain de néphrologie pédiatrique (the African Guide to Pediatric Nephrology), which became a reference in the treatment of kidney diseases in children in Africa.WEB, Team APIDPM, Santé Maghreb - Revue de presse,weblink www.santemaghreb.com, 29 October 2023, fr, Since 2005, and thanks to an agreement with the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, she has organized medical caravans for screening and care in isolated areas of the country. She followed the training of trainers in health ethics, human rights and morality, provided by the Pierre and Marie Curie University, and became a member of the UNESCO global ethics observatory. She chairs the French-speaking network of pediatric nephrology, is a member of the World Medical Association, and is a representative of Africa within the international association of nephrology pediatricians. Bourquia is a member of the Moroccan Society of Renal Diseases, of which she was the first president. She represented Morocco on the board of directors of the French Society of Nephrology. She is also a speaker and consultant in ethics and bioethics.WEB, Don d'organes : le professeur Amal Bourquia sonne l'alarme,weblink MapCasablanca, 29 October 2023, fr-FR, 17 October 2021, WEB, La Fondation Mohammed V pour la solidarit,weblink medias24.com, 29 October 2023, fr, 21 September 2017, NEWS, Maroc : L'association « Reins » plaide pour la réforme de la loi régissant la transplantation d'organes,weblink 29 October 2023, Tchad24.com - L'actualité du Tchad 24h/24, 18 October 2021, fr-FR, NEWS, Saoury, Younes, Don d'organes : qu'est-ce qui bloque ?,weblink 29 October 2023, Telquel.ma, fr,

Awards and honours

Challenge magazine selected Bourquia in 2022 among the "50 inspiring women who are shaking things up".NEWS, Benzakour, Abdelwahab, Portrait. Pr Amal Bourquia, Professeur de médecine, spécialiste en néphrologie,weblink 29 October 2023, Maghreb Observateur, 16 May 2022, fr-FR,

Selected works

• BOOK, 978-9954-9062-2-4, 929598001, 99 réponses à la maladie rénale,
• BOOK, 1995, Maroc, Éditions Espace santé, La dialyse et la greffe rénale: Étude de pharmaco-économie,
• BOOK, 1995, Maroc, Faire face à l'insuffisance rénale chronique,
• BOOK, 1997, 9981-894-11-7, 41232539, Éditions Consulting, La dialyse au Maroc: Réalités et perspectives,
• BOOK, 2004, Maroc, Éditions Espace santé, Plaidoyer pour la transplantation rénale au Maroc,weblink
• BOOK, 2006, Maroc, La vie après la perte des reins,
• BOOK, 2017, Maroc, Regard éthique: Greffe rénale au Maroc,
• BOOK, 2022, 978-9954-9062-8-6, Maroc, Le don et la transplantation d'organes,

References

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External links

• Personal website

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