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Illustration: Besnik Krivanjeva/Prishtina Insight

Kosovo Targeted by News Reports Promoting False Cures

Over 170 fake health news stories have targeted Kosovo citizens this year, promoting false cures and using AI and doctored images to sell unverified treatments.

Locals enjoy take away coffee on the main square in Prishtina, Kosovo, 27 May 2020. Photo: EPA/Valdrin Xhemaj

Unmatched Realities: Kosovo’s Labor Market Needs to Meet a Generation’s Aspirations

In Kosovo, many businesses display “Worker Wanted” signs in gastronomy, retail, and construction. Paradoxically, the country reports high unemployment rates, which experts contribute to a mismatch between the skills in demand and the training sought in educational institutions.

Ministry of Health fails to procure contraceptives for health institutions since 2015

More than two years after the UN halted distribution of contraceptives, Kosovo’s health institutions still either rely on donations or simply run out.

Ministry of Health spent up to 2,000 per cent more on essential meds than in 2015

A recent report shows that Kosovo Ministry of Health spent millions extra on medication destined for public hospitals compared to actual pharmacy prices.

Commemorating war victims, Prishtina locals donate blood

Taukbashqe and Sofalia residents came out today to donate blood, in solidarity for those who lost their lives in the 1944 and ’99 massacres.

Prishtina Insight is a digital and print magazine published by BIRN Kosovo, an independent, non-governmental organisation. To find out more about the organization please visit the official website. Copyright © 2016 BIRN Kosovo.

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