Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) has established a new hemodialysis center for children at the Mother Teresa Hospital in Albanian capital Tirana.

The center with a capacity of 12 beds cost about 350 thousand euro.

TIKA Director-General Musa Kulaklikaya and Albanian Health Minister Petrit Vasili inaugurated the center.

Kulaklikaya said at the inauguration, "the project is the symbol of historical friendly relations between Turkish and Albanian peoples. We are determined to improve our cooperation ties with Albania."

According to a recent survey carried out by the Albanian ministry of Health, there are about 110 Albanian children with renal diseases requiring hemodialysis.


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