Pharmaceutical industry in chronic condition
Corruption, scandals and medicines not fit for purpose.
"In some cases the University Clinical Center of Kosovo and the Ministry of Health have allocated funds for specific medications that have prices that are higher than the market value.”
Visar Ramaj, lawyer“AKPPM has not proven itself to be an institution that has the capacity to measure the quality of medical products.”
Besim Kodra, Patients’ Rights Association“The link between doctors and companies has been proven and documented many times.”
Isuf Zejna, Democracy Plus
“Frankly, I haven’t dealt with this issue in the first few months due to more urgent problems that have required urgent solutions to be found by me as minister.”
Uran Ismaili, minister of health
Saranda Ramaj
Saranda Ramaj is an investigative journalist and public policy researcher, with a focus on healthcare, corruption, and human rights. She has over 11 years of experience at the KOHA Group and is the recipient of 20 journalism awards. She completed her master’s studies at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
This story was originally written in Albanian.