TIRANA, April  3 /ATA/ The Health Center of Libohova in Gjirokastër has been rebuilt up to the standards to cater to 5,500 residents of this area.

Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ogerta Manastirliu, and Minister of Tourism and Environment, Mirela Kumbaro visited the new center.

Manastirliu said that “the medical staff is doing a great job, implementing our primary care programs day to day.”

“This center is up to the standards, delivering on the promises that this health center that serves more than 5,500 residents would offer better infrastructure conditions and new services. Be it the new services related to the follow-up of the chronically ill, the reimbursement of diabetes test strips, another service that is added to our package of free services for the chronically ill, even the HPV vaccine for 13-year-old girls,” Manastirliu said.

Minister Manastirliu announced that 31 health centers and outpatient clinics have been rehabilitated throughout the district of Gjirokastra.

“Our project is ongoing to provide more quality settings and services. For 2023, the rehabilitation program of health centers includes 60 health centers and outpatient clinics, of which 8 are from Gjirokastra district,” said Manastirliu.

Minister Manastirliu also touched on the new program for diabetes test strips reimbursement for the elderly.

Speaking about the new vaccination program against HPV, Minister Manastirliu said that

“the introduction of the HPV vaccine, to protect the health of our girls, are new services that are added to our primary health system for better health care, from children to the elderly.”

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