Zemaj: Hundreds of Cancer Patients Forced to Pay for Their Own Medicines

Armend Zemaj, an MP from the Democratic League of Kosovo, has leveled a series of criticisms at the management of the healthcare sector.

According to him, due to a shortage of medicines used in treatment, hundreds of cancer patients are being forced to buy them themselves. Zemaj emphasized that this is happening even though millions of euros have been allocated for the supply of medicines through tenders.

“We have consistently emphasized that there is more money available, but there is a major monopoly that generates huge profits for several pharmaceutical companies linked to those in power, directly to officials at the Ministry of Health and to former subordinates in this vital sector. Meanwhile, patients have access to far fewer medicines, and this undoubtedly places a burden on their families and on the already strained finances of Kosovo’s citizens,” Zemaj wrote.

He stated that this is also one of the reasons why the majority is not interested in constituting the Assembly. According to Zemaj, it wants neither oversight of how the sector is managed nor accountability.