TIRANA, February 10/ATA/- Albania is at the peak of seasonal viruses and the medical facilities are on alert, ready to provide drugs and medical supplies to cope with the situation. ”
At the Parliamentary Health Committee, Health Minister Ogerta Manastirliu stated that the Ministry of Health and Social Protection has taken a series of measures to prevent seasonal viruses.
“We have vaccinated about 80,000 citizens, mainly chronically ill, pregnant women, children 2-5 years old, medical personnel,” said Manastirliu.
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection has preceded the situation we are in where the influx is very high. Therefore, the medical centers are opened non-stop in Tirana, in Kombinat, Lapraka, in the former Block area and Oxhaku area, the Pediatric Emergency at the “Mother Teresa” so that citizens do not wait in long lines if they receive service close to their residence in a timely and quality manner.
“The service is provided non-stop at four medical centers in Tirana and there are 218 doctors and nurses who provide uninterrupted service at four different locations in Tirana, while at the pediatrics hospital we have doubled the medical staff at the weekend,” said Manastirliu.
Manastirliu reported to the committee even about the situation of the new coronavirus, stressing that there is no case in Albania, but anyway, the necessary measures were taken, based on WHO recommendations and health protocols./p.s./
