14 minutes agoHealth Sector, a Missing Priority of Governments Over the Years
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)The health sector in Kosovo needs even greater institutional support, say professionals in this area. According to them, the new government's priorities for the health sector should be to increase budgets, better supply of drugs, and infrastructure regulation. Health system reforms, despite movements [...]
Reforms in the health system, despite the movements made over the years, are estimated to fail to be implemented in a satisfactory way. Officials within the University Clinical Centre of Kosovo say these reforms have stalled.
Blerim Syla, chairman of the Federation of Health Union, told Radio Free Europe that the future Minister of Health would have to convince the Government of Kosovo that the health sector should be a priority for many reasons.
The next minister should split the period into several stages. Those for the emergency and define the drug supply issue, as we have the alarming situation, then the budget issue, and the sooner it starts to improve laws, especially with health insurance, defining the collection of premises. This minister should make sure he has the prime minister's support and lobbie for budget growth”, Syla says.
On the other hand, Basri Lenyan director of Emergency Clinic at the University Clinical Centre in Kosovo says that since the post-war era, neither of the governments has held health priorities. As a result, patients spend millions of euros outside Kosovo for treatment, while doctors and nurses are leaving Kosovo to work abroad.
I as manager do not expect any visible progress, since health requires big investment. If the government fails to show priority, the old Avaz will continue and patients will leave Kosovo for treatment by spilling millions of euros abroad. But even in the case of doctors and nurses, it should be worked to stop their flight”, Lenyan points out.
The first element that would directly affect improving the health system, according to him, is to regulate infrastructure, stimulate workers, and create good working conditions.
Similarly Lenyan says that although there have been proposals in the Government of Kosovo for projects that would affect improving service in the health system so far, there has been no positive movement.
He expects the new government to complete two important projects, construction of the new emergency building and helicopter units.
In addition to other problems, the health system continues to face shortages on the list of essential drugs, poor quality of health services, and poor conditions within public health institutions.
