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TIRANA, Dec. 26 – Plans to award a new costly concession of about €100 million in the public health sector next February, only four months ahead of the upcoming June general elections, have sparked concerns among medical professionals, experts, the opposition Democratic Party and even the Socialist Movement for Integration, the ruling Socialist Party’s junior ally. The concerns come as the health ministry has announced a February 15, 2017 tender to award a 10 year-concession contract to a private company that will operate the laboratory services in the country’s main hospitals through public funding in return for investment in their…
