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References:  (2010). Environment and climate change. Retrieved from   <http://www.kosovo.undp.org/?cid=2,124>

KEK makes it harder to breath

This article published in Gazeta JnK online magazine shows details and facts about the health conditions of workers at KEK. According to the director of Institute for Medicine of Labour in Obilic, Xhevat Pllana, about 30 percent of workers at KEK suffer from respiratory diseases.

Moreover, while referring to some data gathered from the National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo, a representative from the office of World Health Organization in Prishtina says that the incidence of lung cancer in the region of Prishtina and Obilic is pretty higher. There is an indication that one of the reasons for this incidence may be the environmental pollution, which is caused by the use of coal for electricity production.

Moreover, Smajl Mustafa is just one of the many KEK employees that manifested health issues linked to the power plant. According to Mustafa his sickness has emerged not only because of the difficult working conditions in the power plant, but also as a result of the huge lack of basic supplies for protection that are needed in the workplace. 

Reference: 

Selimi, A. (2011, October 28). KEK’u Vështirëson Frymëmarrjen. Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë. Retrieved January 24, 2012, from 
http://gazetajnk.com/?cid=1,978,441

Living under the shadow of death

This article presents some data on health issues affecting citizens of Obilic municipality. Data gathered by the Directorate for Health and Social Welfare in this municipality show that the whole region faces a high rate of respiratory diseases. The number of citizens who sought medical help at the Main Family Medicine Center in Obilic, just for the first six months of 2011, has exceeded the total number of inhabitants of the municipality.

In addition, the article shows that powerplant Kosovo A was labeled as "the worst individual source of pollution in South East Europe.” This note was discovered in a letter shared in May between Stefan Füle, the EU commissioner for enlargement, and Gunther Oettinger, World Bank’s commissioner for Energy.

Reference:

Musliu, J. (2011, September 21). Të Jetosh nën Hijen e Vdekjes. Gazeta Jeta në Kosovë. Retrieved January 24, 2012, from 
http://gazetajnk.com/?cid=1,978,39^^

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