Construction to complete Štip Clinical Hospital to begin by autumn 2027

North Macedonia's Health Minister Saško Klekovski, after visiting the Štip Clinical Hospital, said construction work to complete the hospital must begin by autumn 2027. Klekovski said he expects talks with the World Bank and the European Investment Bank to be completed by the end of the year, and a project contract to be signed.

A tender process to select a contractor is expected to follow, lasting three to six months. Klekovski said: "The tender is expected to take three to six months. That means we will start working in this hospital in summer or autumn 2027." He added that he is in continuous contact with the municipality and hospital management.

Klekovski described conditions at the hospital, which serves more than 200,000 patients from the Eastern and Southeastern regions, as poor. Asked when the hospital's roof, damaged by a severe storm that hit Štip several months ago, would be repaired, he said a contractor had been selected but an objection concerning supervision of the facility exists. He said works would be ready to start once that is resolved.