TIRANA, April 19/ATA/-The Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index has ranked Albania in the 43rd place for 2019, while two years ago the country was ranked in the 50th place.
Albania’s Health Minister Ogerta Manastirliu said at the first forum of the Institute of Public Health held today at the venues of the “Tirana” international hotel that deaths from cardiovascular diseases in Albania have got reduced with an impact on improvement of Albania’s ranking at the Bloomberg Index by 7%.
Manastirliu argued that deaths from cardiovascular diseases being reduced by 13% for the ischemic heart disease, 11% for myocardial infarction and 17% for stroke implies an improvement of the early diagnosis of the disease also thanks to the government financial support.
The minister said that at present 80% of the needs for treatment of cardiovascular diseases are paid through public funds. Thus, the government has also delivered to its promise for the citizens paying less as the expenses are covered by the state.
According to her, the government of Albania targets a medical service in which every citizen has access and can cope with it.
“Every investment in prevention and treatment of the diseases also brings about an improvement of the service”, said the minister./z.tosku/j.p/p.s./
