Dr. Ariana Hylviu: Care for the Elderly Begins with Listening and Understanding
Caring for the elderly requires more than medical expertise — it demands empathy, consistency, and coordinated support. Dr. Ariana Hylviu has worked for nine years as both a family physician and the Director of the Golem Socio-Health Centre, Kavaja, which provides services to around 13,500 residents. In this interview, she shares her insights on the […]
HAP’s Support for Primary Healthcare: Swiss Experts Conduct Field Visits to See Project’s Progress
Over the past week, the Health for All Project (HAP) hosted two expert visits aimed at getting more closely acquainted with and assessing the progress of the project, as well as discussing the upcoming activities and interventions of the consolidation phase. On 22–23 September, Mr Alexander Schulze, Director of Services at the Swiss Tropical and […]
HAP Activities for September–December 2025
From September to December 2025, HAP is implementing a series of activities aimed at strengthening primary health care, including trainings for doctors and nurses, support for home care monitoring visits, enhancement of the pedagogical component in trainer trainings, and more. Currently, doctors and nurses from 19 health centres across the country are being trained in […]
HAP Distributes Home Care Equipment to 60 Health Centres
As part of strengthening home healthcare services, the HAP project has equipped 60 Health Centres in 14 Local Units of Health Care with the necessary tools to provide higher-quality and more dignified care at home for the beneficiaries of this service. This investment represents an important step in expanding this new service and precedes the […]
HAP Presents Home Care Achievements and Challenges at National Symposium
On July 25, 2025, the Health for All Project (HAP) joined the National Symposium “Expanding Home-Based Care in Albania through Primary Health Care Structures”, organised by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in Albania. The symposium gathered high-level representatives, including Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection […]
Integrating Mental Health into Primary Health Care: Dr Rembrant Aarts’ Mission to Albania
As part of its ongoing support to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection (MoHSP) for the integration of mental health into primary health care (PHC), the Health for All Project (HAP) invited international mental health expert Dr Rembrant Aarts for a working visit to Albania from 16 to 20 June 2025. The aim of […]
Field trip: Progress of Home Care and NCD Protocols Implementation
On 12 June, a team composed of leadership and technical staff from the HAP project visited the Local Unit of Health Care of Kavaja and subsequently the Health Centres of Golem and Rrogozhina, in order to gain a better understanding of the progress in implementing home care services and clinical protocols for non-communicable diseases, mental […]
Dr. Edona Tafa: Collaboration with Specialist Doctors Drives Better Outcomes for Managing NCDs in PHC
Dr Edona Tafa is a family doctor at the “Shtoj i Ri” health post in Shkodër, which serves approximately 5,000 residents. She is also the Director of the Rrethina Health Centre, of which this health post is a part. She graduated as a general practitioner from the University of Tirana and has worked in health […]
HAP publishes the network of socio-health services for Durrës, Fier and Lezhë
Following the publication of the network of socio-health services in Elbasan, Korçë, and Shkodër, the Health for All Project (HAP) has now published the mapping of socio-health services to three additional municipalities: Durrës, Fier, and Lezhë. In close collaboration with local civil society organisations, HAP continued its contribution to the integration of social and health […]
Consultative Meeting on Drafting the Psychologist’s Manual for Socio-Health Centres
Today, at Hotel Iliria in Tirana, a consultative meeting was held on the Psychologist’s Manual for Socio-Health Centres, with participants representing various healthcare centres across the country. The manual is intended to serve as a practical and didactic tool for improving the provision of psychological services in primary care, offering structured approaches to addressing issues […]