Do you remember the debate between Fatmir Xhafaj and the former director of the Games of Chance, Luneda Sufali? It was that moment when, after a question from the socialist MP, Sufali responded with a phrase that remained long in the public's memory:
"But who am I, the cleaner?"
A response that became a symbol of the way the administration often operates: with too much self-confidence and too little responsibility.
Today, years later, Ms. Sufali has returned to another equally "delicate" role. After her experience with gambling, she has been tasked by the prime minister with a new task: controlling the licensing of private hospitals.
Yes, precisely those hospitals for which serious accusations — although not investigations — have been circulating in recent months for employing doctors whose licenses to practice the profession have been revoked in other countries, such as Italy.
So, from the poker tables and roulette wheels of casinos, to the corridors of private clinics.
Of course, Mrs. Sufali guarantees that everything will be under control. According to her:
"During 2026, priority will be given to inspections for compliance with basic standards of non-public healthcare institutions and public and non-public social care institutions, as part of the initial phase of the accreditation process of these institutions."
A statement that sounds very serious. Almost technical. With standards, inspections and accreditation processes.
The question is only one:
Can such a promise be trusted?
Maybe so.
At least from those who once believed another very big promise:
that gambling in Albania would be closed.
