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Editorial: The scary healthcare trap in Albania

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Citizens bring their own heaters to the maternity ward in Lezha to warm up newborns since central heating is missing. Photo: Screenshot from a video
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There is a popular expression that one hears often in Albania, with various versions of it going: “If you don’t have health you don’t have anything” — “Health comes first” — “Let us wish God gives us health and the rest will be taken care of.”  If you think these are expressions of a people which values health above all else you are mistaken. What they really mean is that let us seek the help of God not to get sick, otherwise poverty will be at the door. This is a largely due to the situation in Albanian healthcare system,…

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