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- February 12, 2026 21:16 AM
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Despite ongoing problems in the health system, lack of medicines and long waits for treatment over the past four years, Arben Vitia has been re-elected to lead the Ministry of Health for another term. At UCCK and general hospitals, over 14 thousand patients are waiting to receive services
The failure to resolve problems in healthcare has not been followed by a change in the person responsible for this sector.
For the fourth time, Arben Vitia has been re-elected to lead the Ministry of Health.
During the last four-year term, patients have faced ongoing uncertainty in treatment, shortages of medicines and, in some cases, even interruptions of services in public hospitals.
For the first time, last year, due to a lack of hemodialysis materials, patients' sessions were halved from four to two hours.
Some of these complaints were also expressed by patients on Wednesday.
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A patient who underwent surgery months ago talks about the difficulties he is facing after the intervention.
"I've been bleeding for almost a week... I even have tubes in my urinary tract. They moved me and I'm still bleeding. I went to Urology. They said: go to the Specialist Ambulance. I came to the Specialist Ambulance. They said: I need to go to your doctor who operated on you. He's in the hospital. There they're saying: Just go to the Specialist Ambulance, go to Ferizaj. Nowhere, nothing. Now I'm left like this, nothing," said patient Avdyl Isufaj. "I'm bleeding because I didn't have any problems. I've had blood drawn three or four times."
This patient indicates that during treatment he was forced to buy some of the medications himself.
"Infusions, yes, we bought the infusions. They... because I'm also in Oncology here, we bought them there, 100 euros for two bottles. About four or five times, yes," Isufaj said.
Several patients who were in the Specialist Ambulances on Wednesday also expressed their anger with the services at UCCK.
"Keep calm and carry on, no problem. Except for one thing, you know," one of them said angrily.
"Waiting? Don't let the crow be the only one here," said another.
Every year, patients purchase essential medicines, from the most basic to expensive cancer drugs.
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During the government of Minister Arben Vitia, the waiting list for health services was not reduced either.
At UCCK and general hospitals, there are over 14 thousand patients waiting. In some of the clinics, there are patients who have been waiting since 2020.
But during the presentation of the exposé, Prime Minister Albin Kurti promised medical checks for everyone and decentralization of services.
"From this year, the plan for health control and supervision for every citizen begins. Within the year, each and every one will have a complete medical check-up. The system, known as check-up, will prevent, help and support any risk arising from health problems. In the new mandate, we will completely decentralize health services. We will build new hospitals in Mitrovica and Ferizaj," Kurti said.
He also promised a new hospital in Ferizaj, although its existing facility remains with rough walls and was not finalized even in the last mandate.
KOHA requested a statement from Minister Vitia on what will change in the next four years in the health sector and why the promises made in the previous mandate were not fulfilled, but he was not available during the day.
The Ministry of Health did not react even when SHSKUK was left without supervision by the board of directors for three months during a period when the institution was facing numerous product shortages and when suspicions of tender rigging were raised.
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The Government did not respond to questions regarding Minister Vitia's concrete results either.
