21st Steering Committee Meeting: Progress and Sustainability of HAP’s Interventions
The Health for All (HAP) project convened its 21st Steering Committee meeting on 5 December 2025 at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, bringing together key health authorities, international partners and project leadership to review progress and discuss priorities as the project approaches its final year. The meeting was co-chaired by the Ministry of […]
HAP Finalises Manual for Psychologists in Primary Health Care
The Health for All (HAP) project has finalised the Manual for Psychologists in Primary Health Care, a comprehensive and practical guidance document designed to strengthen mental health support within Albania’s primary health care (PHC) system. The manual represents an important milestone in HAP’s ongoing efforts to promote integrated care and to enhance the quality of […]
April – September 2025: Here are HAP’s Achievements
Strong progress in home care, non-communicable disease management and PHC personnel capacity marks the first semester of activities for 2025–2026. During the first semester of the Yearly Plan of Operations 2025–2026, the Health for All (HAP) project successfully delivered all planned activities, reinforcing its contribution to a more accessible and integrated primary health care (PHC) […]
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 […]