Albania: Privatisation of hospital lab services has negatively impacted Covid-19 research and response, critics say
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Albanian Doctors Fret over Private Control of Hospital Labs, 5 January 2021
A 2019 government deal with a private venture to improve lab services in Albania ended up complicating efforts to expand COVID-19 testing, critics say, and is causing concern over the long-term impact on publicly-funded diagnostics and scientific research.
Since November, when administration of the immunology laboratory passed to a private company under a deal with the Albanian government ... [Doctor Genc Sulcebe] says he no longer has the room to conduct both diagnostics and research, limiting what he and his staff can realistically manage when it comes to studying how best to confront COVID-19...