During this event, called "24 hours of holographic surgery", surgical operations were performed for a period of 24 hours, simultaneously in 13 countries, including Morocco.

In a statement to MAP on Saturday, Prof. Chagar Belkacem, Medical Senior Colonel, Head of the Orthopedic Surgery Department at the Mohammed V Training Hospital in Rabat, said that "as a dynamic element within the Royal Armed Forces, the Military Health service works to develop scientific research and create centers of excellence, pursuant to the High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of FAR".

"The holographic surgery consists in the accumulation of the medical reality and the virtual reality of the patient, in order to design a hologram in 3D", noted Pr Belkacem, explaining that this technology allows a more precise programming of the state of the patient and, in fact, the recourse to the most adequate surgical technique.

While having access to real-time information thanks to this technology, physicians can truly improve the precision of their gestures and actions, and significantly reduce the risk of medical errors.