Sheba Medical Center & Albania Begin Medical Collaboration & Cooperation
Wednesday marked the formal beginning of that exchange, with 13 doctors and health professionals from Mother Teresa Hospital arriving at Tel Hashomer to review the facilities, tools, and methodologies that have consistently ranked Sheba in the world’s top ten hospitals.
‘Sheba serves two million people annually, this is almost the same as the population of Albania…The purpose of this visit is clear, to enhance our oncology services and advance the standard of medical care,’ said Albana Koçiu, Albania’s Minister of Health and Social Protection, at the beginning of the three-day Empowering Change for Excellence in Healthcare Seminar.
The seminar marks what Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama describes as a strategic partnership to save lives in his country and the beginning of an ambitious plan to forge a residency program to train Albanian doctors on Sheba’s cutting-edge technologies.
‘The mission is never ending, as Albanians and doctors. Perfection is never reached, but in my eyes perfection is here, seeing you all together and ‘putting forward’ to enjoy as a public and as a citizen of Albania the results of the excellent corroboration,’ said Albanian Ambassador to Israel Meri Kumbe at the opening ceremony.
In addition to a tour of the oncology department, the Albanian delegation goes to see Sheba Medical Center’s transformative emergency room AI technology (known as Project K) in action, as well as the Sheba National Medical Simulation Center’s fusion of physical and virtual technologies.
Albanian health minister Albana Kociu presents a gift to Sheba director general Yitshak Kreiss
And beyond just medicine, the partnership will be a unique cultural window into the Balkans for Sheba personnel.
‘We look at this visit as a strategic opportunity for us to learn and to teach—to talk and to discuss. We cannot get better if we go it alone… the level of collaboration that you will meet is of the highest standard, and we are excited to meet the Albanian people’ said Professor Yitshak Kreiss, Director General of Sheba Medical Center.
And exchanges like this fill a critical need—saving lives around the world with Sheba’s legendary standard of medical care.
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