Doctoring a Challenge for Institutions

One of these is the Main Family Medicine Center in Gjilan.

Family medicine specialist Ramize Ahmeti-Abraham points out that despite the large flow of patients, and the small number of staff, they always make sure patients don't lack service.

For now, we have a shortage of doctors, especially family. That's because a few of them stay for a short time, after specializing may even leave the country. This is causing trouble, but together with the staff, we're trying to do something about how much quality service to patients”, he said. RTK, Ahmeti.

It stresses the need for young doctors, conditions to stay in Kosovo are offered.

The departure of doctors also remains a concern for Taulant Ramadani, a dentist by profession. But to exercise his profession in public institutions in Kosovo, the law says it is not allowing them.

There is a law where dentistry specialists do not give them the right to work in public institutions to complete human resources in public institutions. This is an damage that causes financial problems for patients that some services cannot receive in public institutions but private”, Ramadani has said.

From the Oda of Doctors and Nurses in Kosovo, they have declared that the departure of doctors in recent years is on the rise. According to them, low wages and working conditions remain just a few of the reasons for their departure.