Leaving Kosovo, the nurse tells the reasons: In my place the dog is safe, I don't.

Enlirat Duraku, a 22-year-old nurse with experience, has explained that the decision to leave Kosovo was necessary because of unacceptable working conditions and lack of professional evaluation. He cites a series of problems with the health system in Kosovo, including:

• Insufficient pay, which did not cover even monthly expenses.
• Low wages for night shifts, which they call shameful.
• The discrimination in the Law of the Salaries, leaving nurses out of fair financial treatment.
• Ignoring and excluding nurses from governing structures and decision-making processes.
• Treating as <x0hamal and slaves”, as he puts it, by executive institutions, including the Ministry of Health.

Duraku has also sharply criticised Health Minister Arben Vitita, and his governing team at the KAKU and KKUK, accusing them of creating a toxic and revenge job environment. According to him, this environment does not allow professional development for doctors or nurses.

Kosovo has the tradition, culture and history, but I was dismissed by Arben Vitita and his group of friends”, Duraku writes in his message.

Currently, he is engaged as a nurse in a European Union country, where he says he enjoys a dignified salary, opportunities for development and professional evaluation that, according to him, lacked in Kosovo.

Duraku claims he is ready to return to Kosovo and offer his services, but only if the current health sector's leading team departs. He adds that there will always be opportunities to exercise his profession in EU countries, if conditions in Kosovo remain unchanged.