Friday, July 15, 2022 at 12:15 PM
Marrakech – An artistic evening imbued with spirituality and fitting perfectly with the atmosphere of Aid Al Adha was organized Thursday evening at the Royal Theater in Marrakech, for the benefit of patients with Parkinson’s and their families.
Initiated by the Morocco Parkinson Association, this event aims to provide psychological support to this category of patients, to alleviate their suffering and bring them out of the isolation caused by this disabling disease.
This colorful artistic evening, beyond its social and solidarity dimension, was also an opportunity to celebrate, as it should, the authentic Moroccan artistic heritage, in particular the Aissaoui art, the Dakka Marrakchia, the Samaâ, Al Inchad and the Melhoun.
One of the highlights of this beautiful evening was the masterful interpretation of “Takassim Al Oud”, followed by a series of new shows given by experienced magicians, enough to further enhance this eclectic event and arouse in the public present, wonder and joy.
This artistic journey through several musical genres of the most emblematic of Morocco, has, moreover, served as a moment of comfort to people suffering from this disease, who have greatly appreciated this initiative which testifies, if necessary, to the commitment of the Morocco Parkinson Association to work towards improving the quality of life of patients.
In a statement to M24, MAP’s continuous news television channel, the president of the Maroc Parkinson Association, Mr. Mohamed Agli, stressed that this concert is part of the strategy of his association. aimed at raising awareness and better communicating around this chronic disease as well as the factors of its development, with a focus on the constraints linked to better management of this disease.
This strategy is broken down into several actions, in particular Open Days, Excursions and Travels for entertainment organized for the benefit of Parkinson’s patients and their families, Scientific Conferences, in addition to a real program of artistic activities, he explained.
In this sense, he noted that this evening offered the opportunity to review the main annual activities of the association in the field of support for people with Parkinson’s, as well as the main constraints facing the association in the field of patient support.
In a similar statement, the vice-president of the association, Pr. Najib Kissani, indicated that this very costly disease affects nearly 2% of the Moroccan population, noting that the causes of this disease remain poorly known even if some specialists point the finger at pollution, the excessive and bad use of pesticides in agriculture as well as heavy metals.
The president of the communication commission of this association, Mr. Abderrahim Ait Kirou, for his part, stressed the need to fight against the isolation of people with this pathology, highlighting the results of the achievements of this association during the current year, despite several constraints.
Created in 2005 by a committee made up of association actors, medical specialists, surgeons, patients with Parkinson’s and their families, the Morocco Parkinson Association aims to accompany and support Parkinson’s patients and their families, with a view to alleviating the socio-medical repercussions of this pathology.