(Jun. 11) – The Albanian minister of Healthcare, Petrit Vasili, and the Italian Ambassador in Tirana, Massimo Gaiani, signed today an agreement for the equipment tender of clinics in Tirana, Korca, Gjirokaster and Pershkopi. The agreement as part of a broad program titled “Rehabilitation and equipment of 5 Polyclinics (Tirana 2, Tirana 3, Korca, Gjirokaster, Peshkopi)”, funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Directorate General for Development Cooperation with a contribution of about 5 million euros. The program aims at the improvement of the health conditions of the Albanian population and the reduction of the management costs of the health system. The intervention aims to give these Polyclinics full functionality, by restructuring the infrastructures and the supply of biomedical equipment necessary for a reliable diagnostic ability. As for the civil works, for each of the 5 health care centers there will be a rehabilitation of the buildings according to the different necessities highlighted in the preliminary planning phase. (Red)
