
Sihana and Amari are the first babies to have come to life in the first minutes of 2024 at two maternity wards in Tirana and enjoy full health.
Minister of Health and Social Protection, Albana Koçiu visited the newborns at the Maternity Hospital "Mbreterne Geraldine" and "Koço Gliozheni".
In the Maternity Hospital Koco Gliozheni", Minister Koçiu, while wishing for a year as good and prosperous for all Albanians, has given the baby check to Sihena, the girl who was born safely 1 minute after midnight.
During this visit, Minister Koçiu thanked and expressed gratitude to all the medical staff who were in the service of mothers and children on the night of the change of years and in the first days of the New Year.
Koçiu stressed that the government and MSHMS will continue with child support programs, as well as the baby bonus for all children born in Albania.
Also, Minister Koçiu has given the baby bonus to Amar who came to life a few minutes after midnight at the Maternity Hospital "Queen Geraldine".
Since 2019, when the baby bonus program began, more than 190,000 children have been implemented.
"We will continue to support the families and newborns in our country" underscored Minister Koçiu.