TIRANA, August 28/ATA/ Minister of Health and Social Welfare Evis Sala has been selected among the 100 most influential women in oncology for 2026, in the list published by the international platform “OncoDaily”.
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said that Sala’s inclusion among the first 10 women announced on this prestigious list brings international recognition to Albania and highlights the country’s advancements in oncological patient care.
During her term as minister, Sala has placed oncology at the focus of health reform, with measures that include the creation of the National Institute of Oncology and the National Cancer Network, the standardization of treatment protocols and the expansion of chemotherapy and radiotherapy capacities.
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said that funding for oncology drugs has also increased, while cervical cancer screening and prevention programs through HPV vaccination have been improved.
Sala is Professor of Radiology at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome and has headed the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS.
By earning a spot on the OncoDaily list, she has brought international recognition to Albania’s oncology community. /e.xh/a.f/p.s./
