TIRANA, September 14 /ATA/ Equal access to vaccines and the 2020-2030 vaccination strategy are the focus of the meeting of representatives from 53 WHO member states for the European Region.
Albania’s Minister of Health and Social Protection Ogerta Manastirliu, who is chairing the 71st Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in Copenhagen, said that Albania is one of the countries that has faced pandemic period with a proactive approach.
The minister also said that the negotiations for another contract with the Pfizer co for bringing 500 thousand doses of other vaccines to our country are near completion.
“I am pleased to say that we are negotiating and concluding that soon another contract with the Pfizer co. for 500 thousand doses of vaccine, which will arrive in the last quarter of this year and of course we will continue to have a proactive approach to increase the vaccine coverage to risk groups, especially to health workers, teachers and also all service employees in public administration “, said Manastirliu.
At the summit being held in Copenhagen, all experts put the emphasis on re-evaluation of the architecture of health systems, with lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic./p.s./
