The director of policies at the Ministry of Health: 7% have hepatitis Pëllumb Pipero: There are infected convicts The director of policies at the Ministry of Health: 7% have hepatitis “PRISONERS WITH HIV” Pëllumb Pipero: There are infected convicts In September, a full inspection is being prepared in penal institutions. Infectious-disease doctor Arjan Harxhi: There are many problems generated by infectious diseases By ESMERALDA KETA Among those serving sentences in prisons there are also people affected by HIV, but cases of hepatitis are more numerous. Meanwhile, treatment is becoming more difficult for this category of people, because health services in prisons are inadequate. Precisely to find a solution, experts from the Ministry of Health held a joint round table with their Italian counterparts and the General Directorate of Prisons. Pëllumb Pipero, the general director of policies at the ministry... Continues on page 12

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Interview / The writer: Open the files “It does not befit colleagues to point the finger at the guilty one. These accusations are like wall newspapers” Amik Kasoruho: Why the debate about Kongoli left a bad taste in my mouth “It does not befit colleagues to point the finger at the guilty one. These accusations are like wall newspapers” By FATMIRA NIKOLLI Amik Kasoruho comes to Fatos Kongoli’s ‘defense’! After the broad debate over Kongoli’s self-confession about the madness before ’90, a string of names criticized the former gesture and the delay in his confession. More than that, Kasoruho sees it differently. As a translator of two of Kongoli’s books and as a friend, with whom he sometimes went for coffee in Tirana,... On pages 32-33