Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 97-01-02

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CONTENTS

[01] TIRANA RED CROSS GIVES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 3 500 PEOPLE A YEAR

[02] INVESTMENT IN HEALTH CARE IN 1996 10 TIMES MORE THAN IN 1992

[03] AUTHORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE DURING 1996 DISCOVERED 100%

[04] BERAT: STATISTICAL INDEX ON POPULATION

[05] ALBANIANS PREFER AMERICAN FILMS

[06] EMERGENCY TO BE SEPARATED WARD IN ALBANIAN HOSPITALS

[07] SHKODER: AGGRO-INDUSTRY TO FACE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THIS YEAR

[08] BRONZE MEDAL AWARDED TO 15 YEAR OLD ALBANIAN BOXER IN ISRAEL

[01] TIRANA RED CROSS GIVES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 3 500 PEOPLE A YEAR

All the activity of the Tirana branch red Cross, consists of six programs in its structure: the program of natural calamities, the social program, that of health, the first aid, the of diffusion and the program of blood.

The most intensive program is the social one. This program has provided economic aid and clothes for about 3 500 people. Among them, 1 800 people have been members of low income families and families with many children.

In the context of this program, wheel chairs for 45 invalids and handicapped people have been distributed. Also activities have been made in the House for the Aged, the Children's House, the Sheft kindergarten, etc.

A specific point of the Tirana Red Cross is also the organization of these activities by voluntary youths.

Also four 8 form schools in the district of Tirana have been given free school instruments.

The program of aid in cases of calamities has made possible an assistance for 300 families whose houses have been flooded and burnt. The aid in these cases has consisted in a great amount of food articles, clothes and blankets distributed emergently.

Assisting the realisation of the Blood Program are over 40 people who donate blood free of charge systematically.

For the Health Program, voluntary doctors have checked up about 50 lonely aged people who cannot move to see the doctor themselves.

The First Aid Program is totally based on the work of voluntary youths, who, organized in groups, realise the first medical aid in stadiums and in swimming pools during summer.

For the coming year, the Tirana Red Cross will expand its basic activities with long term projects.pas/xh/sh/

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[02] INVESTMENT IN HEALTH CARE IN 1996 10 TIMES MORE THAN IN 1992

The 1996 objectives in health care, according to the strategy defined by the Ministry of Health and Environment, have been accomplished as predicted.

Investment in health service sectors reached the figure of 700 million leks or 10 times more than in 1992, according to the Infrastructure and investment Department.

The state has accorded 885 million leks for furnishing the University Hospital Centre and the hospital service of Albania with new equipment.

Some seven million dollars accorded by the World Bank, through the International Development Association , were put at the disposal of defining a master-plan for the current and perspective development for the Shkodra and Vlora hospitals.

"This makes up 85 per cent of the investment for the project also envisaged to extend to other districts of the country," the specialists of the hospital department said.

Meanwhile, the contribution of the European Union, which is being materialised through two PHARE programmes underway: AL9303 and AL9406, has reached 13 million ECU. kled/lm/sh/

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[03] AUTHORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE DURING 1996 DISCOVERED 100%

This has been confirmed during the end-of-the-year news conference held by Albanian Interior Minister Halit Shamata.

Meanwhile, this year there have been seven cases more than in 1995.

Sanctions on sexual abuse, envisaged in the anti-crime and anti- corruption law package approved by parliament on December 23, 1996, are very harsh.kei/lm/sh/

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[04] BERAT: STATISTICAL INDEX ON POPULATION

The number of inhabitants reached some 65 000 for the year that just passed; 2000 persons who had left away were registered, meanwhile that 3000 others come.

23 marriages with foreigners were registered during the year 1996, while the oldest woman married was 64 years old. The court of the district confirmed that during a legal proceeding held two weeks ago was noticed the marriage at the youngest age, which was 12 years old and belong to the community of gipsy.

The other statistical index belongs to the number of the family members, which has decreased from the average 6.3 per family to 4.6 persons./ake/kei/mt/sh/

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[05] ALBANIANS PREFER AMERICAN FILMS

According to videotheques Fantasy and Ciak, the most preferred films recently are "Desperado" with actor Antonio Banderas, "Assassins" with Banderas and Stallonen, "Casino" with actors Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone, "Brave heart" with Mel Gibson, "Dead man walking" with Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, a film produced in 1995.

Also preferable are the film-comedies, such as "Ace Aventura" and "The Mask" with the main actor Jim Carrey, adventures of Mr Bean, "Four marriages and a funeral" with Hugh Disney, etc.

Less attractive are the cartoons of Walt Disney.

The French films are wanted less than American and Italian films.

Only five out of about 500 films that Fantasy has are pornographic.

With regard to Albanian films, the concern of the owners and sellers in videotheques of Tirana is that their price in the ATV, which is authorized for their selling, is very expensive.

For 1997, theobjective is that the foreign films they have be in the original language and with Albanian subtitles.

The average number of people who hire video cassettes a day is 40-50. The number of videotheques in Tirana is 7.xh/sh/

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[06] EMERGENCY TO BE SEPARATED WARD IN ALBANIAN HOSPITALS

The emergency will be a separated ward for the first time in the Albanian hospitals. The service of waiting with modern equipment will be set up, where the patient will be treated.

At the beginning of the year 1997, the application of a project will start. It will consist of improving the emergency service in the whole Albania.

One million ECU are accorded by the European Union on the master plan of the new organization of the emergency service, which includes 18 hospitals, of priority 10 regional hospitals, 4 far districts and 4 psychiatric hospitals, is the information from the Unit of Administration of PHARE Programs, near the Ministry of Health and Environment.

The above mentioned project is part of the PHARE Program AL 9406 in health. /kled/mt/sh/

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[07] SHKODER: AGGRO-INDUSTRY TO FACE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THIS YEAR

"The fact that the majority of population in our district live in villages, as well as the traditions in the processing livestock products, support this development in continuity", the specialist of the directory of agriculture and food, Guri Beshi, told ATA.

In this branch of industry function 40 small private enterprises, with native or foreign capital, which produce mainly different types of cheese, alcoholic drinks, refreshments, macaroni, etc, and over 700 people are employed. During the year 1996 were constructed 4 breweries with modern technology, 2 flour mills, as well as several lines for processing livestock products, valuing 20 million dollars.

The products of these factories have increased by 5-6 times compared with the year 1990. /s.sh/kled/mt/sh/

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[08] BRONZE MEDAL AWARDED TO 15 YEAR OLD ALBANIAN BOXER IN ISRAEL

In this activity participated 60 boxers of age 18 years old from 10 different countries, and Albania was represented with the 15 year old boxer Antonet Rrapushi.

Besides the Bronx medal, he also won another medal as the most technic, most prepared and most athletic boxer among the 60 participants in this international activity. /a.ke/s.sh/kled/mt/sh/

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