TIRANA, Oct 21 /ATA/ – The Minister of Health and Social Protection Albana Koçiu, and the Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, also Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, attended a breast cancer awareness event hosted by company “Yura’ in the southern city of Fier on Monday.
The Korean enterprise, which started operating as a strategic investor in 2019, now employs 1903 people, 120 of them women. The female employees underwent a mammography screening as part of the awareness campaign on Pink October.
In her remarks, Health Minister said that mobile mammography units have been deployed throughout Albania for women and girls in every remote area to undergo screening in order to ensure early detection of breast cancer.
Health Minister also highlighted a series of investments in the country’s health sectors and regional hospitals that have been equipped with mammography screening units for every woman and girl to undergo test for free.
On her part, the Deputy PM Belinda Balluku appealed for care and regular breast cancer screening, not only for their health but also for the sake of their families and their well-being.
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