{"id":82472,"date":"2026-01-21T20:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=82472"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:59:00","slug":"vanhorn-meets-minister-sala-u-s-technology-can-improve-the-quality-of-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/vanhorn-meets-minister-sala-u-s-technology-can-improve-the-quality-of-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"VanHorn meets Minister Sala: U.S. technology can improve the quality of healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires, Nancy VanHorn, held a meeting today with the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Evis Sala.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post, the U.S. Embassy said that during the meeting\u2014the first official one between VanHorn and Minister Sala\u2014the discussions focused on the use of innovation and transparency to transform healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt their first official meeting, Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Nancy VanHorn and Minister of Health and Social Protection Evis Sala discussed how innovation and transparency can transform healthcare. 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