Evis Sala resigned this Tuesday from her post as minister of Health and Social Welfare, bringing to a close a roughly one-year term at the head of one of the government’s most sensitive ministries. At this stage, there is no public explanation for the reasons behind her departure.
Departure after one year in office
Sala had held the post of health minister since September 2025. Her resignation comes after approximately one year in office, at a time when full public clarification about the circumstances of this decision is still lacking.
In such cases, institutional transparency remains essential, especially when it concerns the political leadership of public health. So far, the detailed official version of this move has not been made known.
Professional profile of Evis Sala
Evis Sala is known for her academic and clinical profile in the field of oncological imaging. She is described as one of the internationally recognized figures in this specialization.
Earlier, she served as the founding rector of a private university in Albania during the years 2022–2025, where she had a role in building the institution’s academic and strategic foundation.
Roles in Italy and the United Kingdom
In her professional career, Sala led the Center for Diagnostic Imaging and Oncological Radiotherapy at the Gemelli Polyclinic.
She also had a long academic and research career in the United Kingdom, where for years she was part of the University of Cambridge. According to publicly released information, she co-led the Advanced Cancer Imaging Programme and the Integrated Cancer Medicine Programme at the Cambridge Cancer Research Centre.
Field of scientific research
Her scientific work has focused on functional imaging biomarkers for the rapid assessment of response to cancer treatment, using physiological and metabolic tumor imaging.
Her expertise includes radiogenomics, the integration of quantitative imaging with genomics, proteomics and metabolomics, as well as the use of artificial intelligence for advanced data reconstruction and analysis.
Evis Sala’s resignation raises another question mark over political stability in the leadership of the health sector, while the public still awaits a full institutional explanation for her departure.
Beyond her prominent academic profile, the main issue remains the specific reason for the resignation and how the government will manage this change in a sector with a direct impact on citizens.