TIRANA, January 24 /ATA/ During her visit to Elbasan Regional Hospital, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Evis Sala said that work has begun to build greater capacities of the chemotherapy service in 7 regions of the country, based on the model recently built in the Oncology Service, at the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Center, in Tirana.
Sala told the staff that there is already made an assessment of the infrastructure needs, management and medical staff in the 7 respective points in 7 regions. And she also announced the start of cooperation with the prestigious Tumor Institute in Milan.
“In cooperation with this institute, we have completed the protocols that you will receive soon,” Minister Sala underlined.
To modernize the equipment in the Oncology Service in Albania, on Monday she will travel to Vienna to attend a meeting at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as well as to hold an official meeting with the leaders of the Tumor Institute of Milan for further cooperation in the field of oncology.
Elbasan Regional Hospital has performed 600 chemotherapy procedures during 2025, while work will begin on the rehabilitation project of the Pathology Service, which will also include chemotherapy. According to Director Zheni Gjergji, this will help the residents of the 7 municipalities of the region and will ease the flow in the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Center, in Tirana.
During her visit to the Elbasan Regional Hospital, Minister Sala inspected the construction works for two new buildings of the “Sadik Dinçi” Psychiatric Hospital in Elbasan, which will build the proper capacities to meet the needs throughout the region. /e.i/j.p/p.s./
