Pharmaceutical industry in chronic condition
Corruption, scandals and medicines not fit for purpose.
Health | Corruption2018.06.05
"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.”
“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 has been working at Koha Ditore since 2013. Her coverage includes public procurement, the justice system and corruption in healthcare. In her seven years as a journalist, she has been awarded 13 prizes for investigative journalism. Since 2016, she has also been conducting various studies with the Columbus Institute. Saranda is a K2.0 Human Rights Journalism Fellowship program fellow (2020 cycle).
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