Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi, today hosted in a meeting the health service staff of the Kosovo Correctional Service, who, based on a cooperation agreement, passed from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Health.

Minister Kuçi said that the purpose of power delegation for the provision of health care in the correctional institutions of the Republic of Kosovo by the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Health, is the increase of health services in the correctional and detention institutions. The Minister thanked the staff for the work they have done while they were part of the Kosovo Correctional Service. Milazim Gjocaj, Head of the Health Service, thanked Minister Kuçi for the continued support and assistance they have provided to this service, and expressed the need that such support continues even further. The delegation of powers by MoJ to the MoH will enable the provision of quality health care for all persons who are serving sentences in the correctional institutions, with standards equivalent to those provided for citizens in freedom, in accordance with the European Prison Rules and Recommendations of the World Health Organization for adequate health and professional treatment.