Mario is an Albanian doctor in America. He thinks the time has come for each other more than ever. Albanian for Albaniann. Every year he comes home and visits free people by becoming a concrete example of what he says.
Mario Ademaj is not a rock star, though he likes to sing from time to time, as he did this summer when he experienced the groom's emotions. In life he works as a doctor. His passion is charity.
Mario and his wife came in Albania from California, where they live, to celebrate love in their country of origin, in Albania, at their roots.After the wedding, tradition wants the couple to go for honeymoon, but there are priorities. Before the honeymoon, Mario will perform the annual ritual - during one day he must offer residents of a city medical visits and free drugs.
"I finished medical school in America and I thought I should do something for my country," says Mario.
Two years ago, along with some volunteer doctors from the United States and Albania, they offered service to Pogradec residents.
"Within a day came 2000 patients to us, who had not seen a dictir for the last 5 years, mainly for financial reasons."
This time he chose Shkodra and managed to inspire new volunteers.
"I heard about the association on social networks. I like volunteering.Is a novelty for the city of Shkodra, as such things are not often done. This is a very good experience for me," says a volunteer doctor who joined Marios's initiative.
This initiative is also welcomed by a dentist who offered her clinic's environment for dental visits.
"I was very willing and it was my pleasure to offer this environment. Volunteering in Shkodra is not widespread. Mario is among the few cases. "
Mario left Albania early. He had never dreamed that one day would study medicine in America.
The choice was made possible by his father's grave disease, from the need he had, not only for medical help, but above all human needs. Unfortunately he failed to keep him alive, but pledged to do everything for others.
For her, medicine is all about humanity and in the school she shaped the idea of a free ambulatory clinic in the service of compatriots.
Today, this idea is concretized in an organization called the "International Medical Team for Albania", which is assisted by various Albanian families.
"For the funds we have an extraordinary Albanian-American community in the US. In different states, Michigan, Viscons, California, Chicago.
Families that support us in America are not rich families, they have no money to spare, but they greatly appreciate the serious health situation in Albania. The funds they give to us go for medications. The minimum that Albanians deserves is health," says Marjo.
Marios's plan is that one day, his free clinic to extend to all areas where Albanians live./Oculus News