The Minister of Health, Arben Vitia, has announced that 53.4 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer in Kosovo have been identified in the first and second stages, emphasizing that early detection increases the chances of successful treatment and survival, reports Ekonomia Online.
Vitia made these statements at the Third Symposium on Breast Cancer, organized by the College of Surgeons of Kosovo, where the importance of awareness, early diagnosis and improving health services for women was discussed.
He emphasized that mammography is offered free of charge in public health institutions, while this year eight more digital mammographs are expected to be added to municipalities where these devices have been lacking.
“Për herë të parë, Kosova e ka edhe planin e veprimit të skriningut për kancerin e gjirit 2026-2028, dhe mamografia tashmë një kohë po ofrohet falas në të gjitha institucionet tona shëndetësore publike. Këtë vit po shtohen edhe 8 mamografë të tjerë digjitalë në komunat ku kanë munguar, ndërsa përmes mamografit mobil po ofrojmë edhe shërbimin edhe për gratë në komunat ku nuk ka aparatura për momentin. Nga viti 2024, siç e thashë, falë këtij angazhimi e falë punës suaj, 53.4% e grave janë diagnostikuar në stadin e parë dhe të dytë”, ka theksuar Vitia.
Meanwhile, the Director of Health in the Municipality of Pristina, Bujar Gashi, said that during 2025, as part of activities for the early detection of breast cancer, 1,847 mammograms were performed, of which 463 during the month of October alone.
He announced that during this year, until the day of the symposium, 700 mammograms have been performed, about 150 of them during the month of October.