At the annual news conference on the achievements of 2022 and the priorities of 2023, Manastirliu emphasized that “as part of the program for rehabilitation of health centers, we kick off the reconstruction of 60 health centers and outpatient clinics.”

“We finish the construction and equipment  of the new Hospital of Internal Diseases at TUHC, the biggest health facility in the last decades, the rehabilitation of the Kukes Regional Hospital (phase III), the first phase of the reconstruction of the Maternity Hospital” Queen Geraldine” and start the rehabilitation for phase II of the project,” said Manastriliu.

Minister Manastirliu emphasized that “we are finishing the reconstruction of the National Blood Transfusion Center. We are starting the cardio surgery service rehabilitation projects at TUHC, the regional hospitals of Dibra, Lezha and the municipal hospital of Kruja. We are about to kick off the reconstruction of Children’s Hospital TUHC (second phase). We start the works for the rehabilitation of outpatient clinics in the regional hospitals of Elbasan, Shkodra and Durrës and start the construction of the laboratory center of the Institute of Public Health (Phase I).”

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TIRANA, Jan  10 /ATA/ Investments in hospital structures, equipment and technology have been some of the main priorities implemented during 2022.

Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ogerta Manastirliu, told the news conference on the achievements of 2022 and the priorities of 2023 that “the capital city has a new children’s hospital, while the Infectious Diseases Hospital at TUHC was rebuilt in record time and is already functional. ”

“Laçi has a new hospital, the Maternity Hospital has been inaugurated in Berat, the Children’s Hospital in Elbasan and the Child Development and Welfare Center are at the service of specialists and children. The investments include other important services such as the operating rooms in the regional hospital of Shkodra and the “Koço Gliozheni ” maternity hospital,” said Manastirliu.

Minister Manastirliu said that “18 hospitals and outpatient clinics in the country have been equipped with biomedical devices and four scanners, increasing the range of quality health services and state-of-the-art technology.”

“TUHC in Tirana has new angiography and state-of-the-art technology for ophthalmology, meanwhile the bone densitometry equipment have been installed in four regional hospitals.”

A new fleet of 20 new ambulances has been added to the pre-hospital emergency, increasing not only the motor fleet, but also the quality and speed of the health service,” said Manastirliu.

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TIRANA, Sept  14 /ATA/  Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ogerta Manastirliu, was received by his Israeli counterpart, Nitzan Horowitz in Tel Aviv, in a meeting as part of the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.

The meeting focused on strengthening of cooperation in the field of electronic health, increasing the capacities of human resources and support for handling emergencies.

“The State of Israel is a model for e-health, emergency response and scientific research. Therefore, we want to strengthen cooperation with you in these priority areas for us, by expanding the scope of the memorandum of understanding between our two countries,” said Manastirliu.

Expressing the readiness for the exchange between the two countries, the Minister of Health of Israel, Nitzan Horowitz said that “we are ready to start immediately with the working groups, to meet your requests for the training of health professionals, for the expansion of e-health services and assist with the medical emergency service.”

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