Month: April 2020

Fifth issue: PHC in ALbania in COVID-19 context

News The Health for All project is trying to provide personal protective equipment for primary health care teams and Local Health Care Units. To this purpose, the call for public tender has been published, to be found HERE New training materials related to the wearing and removal of personal protective equipment (focusing on Local Health [...]

Fourth issue: PHC in Albania in COVID-19 context newsletter

Support for coping with COVID-19 A new contribution of USD 700,000 from three international donors is added to the 54 respirators already provided by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection. A joint partnership agreement was virtually signed on April 10, 2020 between the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the Swiss Embassy (through the [...]

A new initiative in Albania supports young researchers to conduct operational research in health

Albania faces lack of evidence in primary health care and public health that creates a gap between policy making and planning processes and operations to undertake in order to gain health benefits. There is lack of human resources and capacities to conduct operational research and insufficient financing opportunities. Therefore, Health for All Project in Albania […]

HAP supports young researchers to conduct operational researches in health

Health for All launched early this year a funding initiative to support research capacity building through application for  health operational research micro-grants. From 17 January to 20 February 2020, HAP invited young researchers (under 35 years old) to apply for operational research financial support in selected domains of health such as human resources in health, […]

Third issue: PHC in Albania in COVID-19 context newsletter

REGULATION ON PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS Health for All project has made available to the teams of all health centers in Dibra and Fier districts (80 HC) the model of the Regulation on Prevention and Control of Infections in the primary healthcare centers. The regulation has been particularly helpful in preventing and controlling COVID-19 [...]