TIRANA, May 28/ATA/ Minister of Health and Social Protection Albana Koçiu and Hans Kluge, the Regional Director of the World Health Organization for Europe, signed the two-year cooperation agreement in Geneva, Switzerland.
This agreement materializes the further strengthening of joint work between the two countries.
Minister Koçiu wrote in the social media that this agreement will increase the capacities of mental health professionals, psychologists and social workers at the primary medical care centers and guarantee technical assistance in support of hospital autonomy for providing services with higher standards for citizens”.
According to her, there will also be supported the national immunization program to increase vaccination against HPV as one of the key interventions to prevent cervical cancer for girls over 13 years old.
Another point of this agreement, added Koçiu, is the digitalization of health services to facilitate a series of procedures at the primary health care, especially in the rural areas.
Minister Koçiu thanked Minister Kluge and the WHO team for the continuous support to Albania also within the EU integration process.
Koçiu emphasized the commitment and readiness for cooperation in the framework of regional and international initiatives in fulfillment of our common goals, “All for health, health for all”./k.s/p.s./
