Jovev: I am Scapegoat in Misunderstanding between Government Officials

Surgeon Sasko Jovev, who was dismissed from the position of Director of the Cardiac
Surgery Clinic at the Mother Teresa Clinic Centre in Skopje, revealed at a press
conference the reasons because of which, according to him, he was dismissed. “It seems
that I am a scapegoat in a misunderstanding between two government officials, the PM
and the Health Minister. I faced numerous pressures that I have allegedly made a
mistake in the protocol for organization of an event for opening of the new hybrid OR,
and in the end, the Health Ministry didn’t show up at the event. Apart from this, there are
pressures against me due to the night shifts I was taking in 2022 when some of my
colleagues were on leave. This is definitely not a political matter, but I fear that it may
develop in that direction,” Jovev said. Health Minister Fatmir Mexhiti in meantime said
that he will disclose the reasons for dismissing Jovev at a press conference on
Wednesday.