{"id":18684,"date":"2021-08-11T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T14:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18684"},"modified":"2021-08-11T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T14:53:32","slug":"funds-for-health-diverted-for-purchase-of-vaccines-check-up-service-and-regional-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/funds-for-health-diverted-for-purchase-of-vaccines-check-up-service-and-regional-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Funds for health diverted for purchase of vaccines, check-up service and regional hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Albania will need 4.4 million jabs in order to immunize its population from COVID-19, while so far it has only received 1.8 million. Securing the vaccines and eventually administering them is part of the health ministry\u2019s plan, laying to rest any chances of buying the jabs from local pharmacies.<\/p>\n<p>This ministry, which has received additional funds to tackle the pandemic, will have less funds at this disposal starting from next year, in proportion with the GDP.<\/p>\n<p>In a draft of the finance ministry for the medium-term budget plan, it is written that the ministry will also fund the check-up service for half of the population aged from 35 to 75 years old, by conducting 475,000 health checks per year.<\/p>\n<p>Among other objectives listed are concluding the compensations of citizens that were politically persecuted during the communist regime before 2014, as well as enlarging the number of people with disabilities that are entitled to received assistance, including their caretakers.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding public investments predicted in the next three years, apart from construction work that has already been launched, is the restoration of the National Center for Blood Transfusion, the hospital of Mati, the Psychiatric Hospital of Elbasan, and the regional hospitals of Korca and Gjirokastra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/raw-politics\/2021\/07\/26\/dp-health-advisor-argues-for-the-need-of-a-clear-strategy-based-on-scientific-data-not-a-political-one\/\">DP health advisor argues for the need of a clear strategy based on scientific data<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/24\/we-werent-able-to-eradicate-corruption-from-the-healthcare-system-says-former-minister\/\">We weren\u2019t able to eradicate corruption from the healthcare system, says former minister<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/09\/wages-in-the-healthcare-sector-hospital-doctors-a-40-raise-isnt-enough\/\">Wages in the healthcare sector, hospital doctors: A 40% raise isn\u2019t enough<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania will need 4.4 million jabs in order to immunize its population from COVID-19, while so far it has only received 1.8 million. 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