Socialist MP Klodiana Spahiu is appointed Minister of Health.
Spahiu replaces Evis Sala, who announced her resignation the day before at a government meeting.
The socialist MP also held the position of Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, the new decision for the Minister of Health will be passed in parliament on Tuesday at 5:00 PM.
Who is Klodiana Spahiu, the new Minister of Health:
Klodiana Spahiu has been appointed the new Minister of Health, replacing Evis Sala, who resigned from this post a day ago.
Spahiu was born on May 22, 1973 in Durrës. She completed her studies at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tirana, in the General Medicine department, in 1997. In the period 1998-2002, she specialized in Cardiology at the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital in Tirana.
During her professional career, Spahiu has completed several specializations in the field of non-invasive cardiology, including echocardiography, PU-ECG and carotid Echo-Doppler, at the Catholic University “Sacro Cuore”, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery “Agostino Gemelli”, in Rome.
In 2003-2004, he continued his postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Medicine, while in 2005 he completed a specialization in Invasive Cardiology, cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography at the “Santa Chiara” Hospital in Pisa, Italy.
In 2012-2014, he completed his professional master’s degree in Health Management.
Spahiu practiced as a doctor at the First Cardiology Clinic at the University Hospital of Durres and during the years 2003-2009 she worked as a cardiologist and in the pathology department at the Durres Hospital. She was later elected director of this hospital.
In parallel, she has also been involved in the academic field. In 2002-2003, she was a lecturer at the Department of Preclinical Studies at the University of Tirana, while in 2006, she was an external lecturer in physiology at the “UFO” Private University in Tirana.
Since 2008, she has been a lecturer in cardiology practices at the “Zonja e Kështil të Mirë” University, Tirana. She also holds the title of “Doctor of Medical Sciences”.
In politics, Klodiana Spahiu has been a member of the Albanian Parliament since 2009.
During her years of parliamentary activity, she has been part of several parliamentary committees and subcommittees, as well as chairing or being a member of friendship groups, as well as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.