The medical centre will serve to about 5000 local inhabitants of this area. The investment is funded by the Government of Switzerland, through the ‘Health for All’ Project, in support of the Albanian government reconstruction program.

While assuring the citizens who can have testing at the medical centers, Manastirliu stated that currently the new Omicron variant prevails in the country and the Delta variant is also circulating.

The minister said that the situation in hospitals is stable, thanks to the follow-up work according to patient protocols by family doctors.

The minister of health said that rapid testing is being carried out in all the medical centers in the territory aiming at an early detection of the virus and isolation of potential cases./j.p/p.s./

Manastirliu has expressed Albania’s support for the International Treaty which will better help prevent, prepare and respond to pandemics and health emergencies.

“Prime Minister Edi Rama was among those leaders who earlier this year called for the drafting of a new international treaty on combating the pandemic”, said Manastirliu in her speech.

The minister of health stressed that the COVID-19 Pandemic has been a test for all countries.

“We launched and escalated the national population vaccination campaign against COVID-19, which as a matter of fact was not simple – because neither global solidarity, nor the promised equality happened – while we have to deal with waves and variants of the names of this virus, its destructive wave continues”, said Manastirliu.

The minister of health stressed that the joint efforts towards the International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparation and Response is a step towards a stronger and faster collective defense./p.s./