Presentation by the SAI of Albania, in English, at the third and last webinar co-organised by SIGMA and the Network of Supreme Audit Institutions of EU candidates and potential candidate countries, held on 28 June 2021. The event explores the audit of COVID-19 related expenditures.

1. “The effectiveness of the covid-19
pandemic management”
Audit Period:
March 2020 - March 2021
AL-SAI

2. Entities involved in the audit:
Ministry of Health and
Social Protection
Local Health Service
Unit
Public Health
Institution
Health Care Service
Operator

3. Audit focus:
 Government policies.
 Protective measures in the health service.
 Health protocols.
 Treatment reimbursement.
 Perception and credibility of citizens.

4. Audit findings:
 During the audited period, a National Health Emergency Plan was not adopted
to deal with the pandemic (situation) more easily.
 The testing procedure in some cases was not performed immediately, due to
the small number of epidemiologists in the field groups and their overload.
 Regional hospital capacity was insufficient to handle COVID-19 cases.
 Covid patient reimbursement has come out 9 months after the onset of the
pandemic.
 Non-public laboratories recognized by the Ministry of Health and Institute of
Public Health have not been accredited under the laws of the State of Albania
and some of them are outside the field for conducting Covid-19 testing.

5. Thank You for your
Attention!