Subject: Health for All Project Newsletter - September 2024

Special Magazine Issue for HAP, successes and challenges of home care expansion ...





Newsletter of the Health for All Project | Shtator 2024

Health Magazine Dedicates a Special Issue to the HAP Project

The magazine Revista e Shëndetit (Health Magazine) has dedicated a special issue to the “Health for All” Project (HAP), as a major initiative by the Swiss government that has profoundly impacted the accessibility and quality of primary healthcare.

ACTIVITIES

Between April and September 2024, 200 nurses from 32 health centres across 10 Local Units of Health Care - Tirana, Elbasan, Peshkopi, Bulqizë, Mat, Pogradec, Kavajë, Kukës, Lezhë, and Mirditë – took part in the training of trainer sessions on the standard nursing procedures required for the provision of home care services.

Home Care Service is one of the most significant interventions of the HAP Project in Albania. Successfully piloted in May 2021 across nine health centres in Dibra and Fier, this new service model is to be extended to 120 health centres across 17 LUHCs nationwide by 2025.

INTERVIEW

Delina Ceca is a Public Health Specialist and Head of Primary Health Care at the Berat Local Unit of Health Care. As a regular participant in trainings supported by HAP and holder of an important position for the extension of the primary care reform, we discussed with her the importance of NCD training and monitoring in PHC.

NEWS

Field Visit: Implementation of Home Healthcare and Treatment Protocols for NCDs

A team composed of leaders and technical staff from the HAP Project visited the Regional Operator and the Local Healthcare Unit in Shkodër to discuss the implementation of home healthcare and the treatment protocols for 5 Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

Strengthening the health system: HAP invests in the professional development of its managers

HAP is proud to support the strengthening of key healthcare institutions' capacities through continuous investment in international training, with the aim of improving healthcare services in the country. This was the case for the participation of the managers of two key health institutions in the prestigious Health Management courses provided by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute.

UPDATES FROM SWISS PROJECTS IN THE REGION

Expanding Access to Quality Healthcare: Scaling Up Family Doctor Selection


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AQH Project

(Kosovo)

Civil Society Organizations Networking Event to Prioritize Patient Engagement


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IHS Project

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GIS Portal for School Health Index


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S4H Project

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PUBLICATIONS

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Health for All is a Project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation that is being implemented in Albania by the Swiss Institute of Health and Tropical Medicine. The Project's overall goal is that the Albanian population benefits from better health due to improved and inclusive primary health care.


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