The goal speaks for Periscope about health workers' requests for the next government

The president of the Federation of Health Unions in Kosovo, Blerim Syla, in an interview for Periscope has talked about the difficulties health workers have spent during the months of pandemic.

He has also talked about delays in the anti-Convid19 vaccine, which he said was political.

Finally, Syla has also indicated the demands of health workers for the incoming government.

Consider the following:

Periscope: How happy are you with the current government in relation to health workers?

Brian Syla: As our union we have our remarks, what I can say is that we haven't met in the consistency of our demands, because every month we have had to go to negotiations on supplements to health workers who have been secured even with anti-Convidavid law, so that's where the additions have been envisioned every month. Now we have the additions by March and after this month, you don't know what will happen next to the new government.

Periscope: What are the concerns and difficulties facing health workers during the pandemic?

Brian Syla: But first, we have had the problem that I mentioned earlier because of additions, while second is the delay in providing the vaccine, which has normally made it difficult for health workers.

Periscope: Is the government guilty of delaying anti-Convid 19 vaccines?

Brian Syla: As the pandemic begins, scientists and major pharmaceutical companies start working to provide vaccines, so we had to make lobby policies to take advantage of these companies. According to the media, large and more developed countries have provided the vaccine earlier than the smaller countries, and this is a pity for Kosovo as well. But the blame is political and cannot be blamed, since if Kosovo has not had the opportunity itself to provide vaccines, then through allies it has had to apply for supply or even together with Albania. We have information that the World Bank has approved a help with the purchase of vaccines and not only to be expected for the Covax programme, but according to some sources they say the Government of Kosovo has been delayed at demand. It means, the World Bank has been able to mediate faster than the Government of Kosovo for the purchase of vaccines, but they have not had that competence on the part of the government.

Periscope: Health workers' request for the incoming government?

Brian Syla: Pandemia management and vaccine insurance, doubling the budget for health workers, and raising wages for health workers. We have submitted these requests to all political parties two weeks before the opening of the February 14th election campaign, so parties are well aware of the health workers' demands. /Periscopi