Through Education and Collaboration to Better Care for Primary Imunodeficiencies in Albania and Kosovo

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Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) also referred to as inborn errors of immunity (IEI) have long been neglected as medical conditions but are now recognized as a worldwide health problem. The rapid progress of research in this field has widened the gap between cutting-edge medical care in more developed western countries and the lack of appropriate diagnosis and treatment of these conditions in most countries, especially in those with poor socioeconomic conditions [1, 2]. Being in development, both Albania and especially Kosovo are good examples. The J Project physician education and clinical research collaboration program, however, resulted in a remarkable change in PID education and treatment in our countries over the past years and opened the way to the development of this previously neglected area of clinical medicine. …