“It is really a reason to take pride in seeing Albania on top of European ranking in terms of the vaccination rate and it is also a great pleasure to see Albania and Finland being seen as the two countries with the lowest infection rates in Europe for the time being, because I believe that the words of our friend, the EU Ambassador, should be taken into account. This war is yet far from being over and we should keep doing our job,” the government head said in his remarks at the event marking the International Nurses Day in Tirana.

Rama said that the sacrifices and hard work of the nurses are a source of energies and confidence to press ahead with the whole process of health reforms in the country.

“We talk about the vaccine supplies and the vaccination rate and it is legitimate to be proud of what we have accomplished, but of course we have fulfilled our duty and others would have certainly wished to fulfil their duty, but not everyone enjoys the same position in our region regarding vaccination rates today,” he said.

“Albanian nursing service was actually founded at the height of the fight against the Spanish flu, though history of nursing has its origin a bit earlier. But what made me smile when learning about this fact is that this service was actually founded by women. Women were again at the forefront of the fight against the malaria, cholera after the war,” he said.

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