Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ogerta Manastirliu, saw first-hand the new investment, where she declared that the network of diagnostic imaging in hospitals and outpatient clinics is being strengthened thanks to the investment worth 4.2 million euros.

“Our plan for increasing diagnostic capacities intended to improve access to health services and strengthen our health system is implemented day to day. Not only with the regional and municipal hospitals, but also with our outpatient clinics, mainly in Tirana, we are expanding the poles of basic diagnostics. In the Paskuqan Outpatient Clinic, for the first time, a state-of-the-art x-ray machine is installed complementing and completing the medical service for more than 120,000 residents covered by this center. There are more than 18 regional hospitals, municipal hospitals, outpatient clinics, where we are installing digital and advanced imaging equipment. There are 18 x-ray machines, 2 of them are installed in our outpatient clinics in Vora and Paskuqan; 4 ultrasound imaging machines; 4 scanners, which will further strengthen the imaging service in our hospitals and an angiography machine, which is expected to be installed in the new Hospital of Internal Diseases at QSUT”, said Manastirliu.

Minister Manastirliu said that investments in healthcare will continue to strengthen capacities at all levels of service.

In the framework of the plan to cope with COVID-19 and health emergencies, investments are being made in university, regional and municipal hospitals for the equipment and renovation of the fleet with high-tech biomedical devices, worth 4.2 million euros.
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