MAKING KOSOVO A HEALTHIER PLACE.
Strengthened primary healthcare improves chronic patients’ health and well-being. Through the transformative partnership between the Ministry of Health of Kosovo and the Swiss Government, patient care in Kosovo is becoming more responsive, integrated, and people-centered.
News
Patients’ Rights Association in Kosovo Marks European Patients’ Rights Day
A roundtable discussion in Prishtina on Friday, April 17, 2026, brought together health institutions, civil society, and...
Read Full Story
Ministry of Health Holds On-Demand Mechanism Meeting to Coordinate Sustainability of AQH Interventions
Sustainable change in healthcare systems emerges from the transition of what works into what lasts. Ensuring this contin...
Read Full Story
Marking World Health Day 2026
Projektet “Shërbime Shëndetësore të Integruara (IHS)” dhe “Kujdesi Shëndetësor i Qasshëm dhe Cilësor (AQH)” e shënojnë D...
Read Full Story
Women on the Frontlines of Noncommunicable Disease Care
In health centers across Kosovo, women health professionals are playing a vital role in strengthening primary health car...
Read Full Story
Targeted Awareness Sessions Empower Kosovo’s Chronic Patients
For many people, the early signs of chronic illness are recognized too late. Symptoms are often overlooked, misunderstoo...
Read Full Story
After Months on the Road, The “përSHËNDETje” Caravan Concludes Its Journey Across Kosovo
After months on the road, the Health Caravan “ përSHËNDETje” arrived in Prizren on a rainy day in November, marking the...
Read Full Story
Swiss TPH Kosovo Joins the NCD Alliance As Full Member
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Kosovo is now full member in the NCD Alliance through its Integrated Health S...
Read Full Story
AQH and IHS Steering Committees Come Together in Peja
On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, the Municipality of Peja welcomed the Steering Committees of the Accessible Quality Health...
Read Full Story
Kosovo Institutionalizes NCD Passports
When 86-year-old Emin Gashi talks about his journey with diabetes and hypertension, he pauses and taps gently on the pag...
Read Full Story
AQH Demonstration Sites Mark World Diabetes Day
Every year, World Diabetes Day arrives as a gentle reminder of something much larger than a date on the calendar: that d...
Read Full Story
KOSCO Brings Together Kosovo’s Health Experts
Representatives from healthcare institutions, academia, and public health experts gathered on November 4, 2025, to share...
Read Full Story
The Role of Health Education and Promotion Rooms in Empowering NCD Patients in Kosovo
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular illnesses, and asthma remain among the l...
Read Full Story
NCD Awareness Sessions Begin Across Kosovo
When residents of Vrellë gathered in their local community center one afternoon, few expected that a simple discussion o...
Read Full Story
On-Demand Mechanism Meeting Strengthens Efforts for Sustainable Healthcare in Kosovo
The On-Demand Mechanism, formally known as the Ad Hoc Working Group, held its latest meeting on October 7, 2025. Led by...
Read Full Story
Municipalities, Ministry of Health, and AQH Align Priorities for 2026
Representatives from 25 municipalities across Kosovo met on October 2, 2025 with the Ministry of Health and the AQH Proj...
Read Full Story
Health Caravan “përSHËNDETje” Hits the Road Across Kosovo
This September, the AQH-supported health caravan “përSHËNDETje” hit the road, traveling from villages to city centers ac...
Read Full Story
Kosovo Showcased at Integrated People-Centred Care Symposium in Switzerland
Prishtina, 3 September 2025 – Kosovo participated in international discussions on the challenges of chronic diseases and...
Read Full Story
Accessible Healthcare for All
“I can now better manage my health at home, without needing a companion or organizing transportation just to measure blo...
Read Full Story
Swiss TPH Organizes Integrated People-Centred Care Symposium
On 2 September 2025, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) will host an international symposium on...
Read Full Story
6th Edition of the Prishtina Hub – Lugano Summer School in Public Health
The Lugano Summer School in Public Health, Prishtina Hub, is taking place from Monday, August 18, until Saturday, August...
Read Full Story
Municipalities Exchange Experiences to Strengthen Primary Healthcare Across Kosovo
Over the past two months, five exchange visits have brought together healthcare professionals from across Kosovo aimed t...
Read Full Story
National Scale-Up of the NCD Programme in Kosovo
As the Accessible Quality Healthcare (AQH) project entered its final phase, a new approach to scaling interventions is r...
Read Full Story
AQH’s New Study Assesses Quality of Healthcare in Kosovo from 2016 – 2023
The Accessible Quality Healthcare (AQH) project has published a comprehensive study at the Frontiers in Public Health, w...
Read Full Story
Lipjan Hosted 3rd Steering Committee
On June 11, 2025, the third Steering Committee (SC) meeting of the final phase of the Accessible Quality Healthcare (AQH...
Read Full Story
Gjakova Inaugurates First Municipal Palliative Care Service
From May 30, Gjakova citizens have access to a dedicated Palliative Care service. Inaugurated at the “Ereniku” Family Me...
Read Full Story
International Conference on Family Medicine, 9th edition
The Association of Family Physicians of Kosovo held the 9th edition of the International Conference on Family Medicine o...
Read Full Story
Inauguration of Health Education and Promotion Room for the Management of NCDs at MFMC Prishtina
On April 24, 2025, The Health Directorate of the Municipality of Prishtina, together with the Main Family Medicine Cente...
Read Full Story
Patient Councils’ Role in Kosovo’s Health System
On April 14, 2025, Accessible Quality Healthcare (AQH) organized a one-day workshop bringing together key stakeholders f...
Read Full Story
Family Doctors Trained on PEN Protocols
On April 23, 2025, a group of 25 family doctors and general practitioners from 11 municipalities across Kosovo came toge...
Read Full Story
Moving for Health in Lipjan and Gjakova
To mark World Physical Activity Day, two community-based physical activity sessions were held on April 7–8, 2025, in Lip...
Read Full Story
Advancing Clinical and Patient Pathways for Better NCD Care in Kosovo
In Kosovo, a diabetic patient’s journey in the health system begins with the family doctor. Under the family medicine mo...
Read Full Story
Kicking Off Plans for Lasting Impact Beyond Project Completion
Recently, AQH Project team engaged in a different type of workshop. The workshop focused on the capitalization of the pr...
Read Full Story
Certified Nurses Started Homecare Training in Lipjan
An accredited homecare two-day training for nurses in Lipjan started on 30 January 2025. This training marks a significa...
Read Full Story
13th Concha Colomer Symposium Opens in Prishtina
The 13th Concha Colomer Symposium opened on 24 January 2025, at the Amphitheatre of the Faculty of Medicine, University...
Read Full Story
Kosovo Nurses’ Chamber Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The Kosovo Chamber of Nurses, Midwives and Other Health Professionals marked its 10th anniversary with a celebratory eve...
Read Full Story
New Study Explains Mechanisms of Social Participation within Primary Healthcare in Kosovo
A new study from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute team in Kosovo has been published in BMC Public Health,...
Read Full Story
Demonstration Sites of Lipjan and Gjakova Share Qualitative and Integrated Care Practices
The two officially designated demonstration sites for qualitative, accessible and integrated healthcare services, Gjakov...
Read Full Story
Health Community Meeting on Strengthening Local Health and Social Welfare
In the last meeting of the Association of Kosovo Municipalities’ Collegium for Health and Social Welfare, on 4 December...
Read Full Story
Community Event Champions Diabetes Awareness and Healthy Living
On 15 November 2024, Lipjan Municipality hosted at National Park Blinaja an impactful event to mark World Diabetes Day....
Read Full Story
Kosovo Chose Pink to Promote Breast Cancer Awareness
In October 2024, Kosovo’s capital turned to pink as part of a broad breast cancer awareness campaign led by the Ministry...
Read Full Story
Swiss Delegation Discusses Patient-Centred Healthcare Advancements in Kosovo
On November 8, 2024, Switzerland’s Advisory Commission on International Cooperation met with health sector officials in...
Read Full Story
World Diabetes Day Roundtable to Break Barriers in Diabetes Care
On World Diabetes Day, Kosovo’s Ministry of Health, in partnership with the National Institute of Public Health (NIPHK)...
Read Full Story
Nine Family Doctors in Gjakova Certified in Abdominal Ultrasound
Nine family doctors in Gjakova have completed a specialized training program in abdominal ultrasonography. The program a...
Read Full Story
Second Steering Committee Meeting of AQH Focuses on Sustainability and Strategic Goals
On 24 October 2024, the Accessible Quality Healthcare (AQH) Project held the second Steering Committee (SC) meeting of t...
Read Full Story
Training of Trainers on Clinical Protocols and Guidelines Successfully Concludes
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Kosovo hosted in Prishtina a four-day Training of Trainers on Clinical Protocols and Gui...
Read Full Story
Informative Session on Asthma in Grabanicë, Klinë
An informative session on asthma was held in Grabanicë, Klinë by Dr. Gazmend Bojaj, Director at QKMF, Klinë. Participant...
Read Full Story
Partner Highlight: Dr. Mustafa Gashi and MFMC Fushe Kosove
For many years, we’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Dr. Mustafa Gashi on our joint aim of improving services fo...
Read Full Story
Hypertension Awareness Session in the Municipality of Peja/Vitomiricë
The Municipality of Peja/Vitomiricë hosted an insightful session on hypertension awareness. Under the expert guidance of...
Read Full Story
Enhancing Patient Queue Management in Primary Healthcare: Municipalities Exchange Experiences
Managing patient queues can be one of the biggest challenges in Primary Healthcare. Representatives from the municipalit...
Read Full Story
Another Step Towards Finalizing the Primary Health Care Action Plan 2024-2027
The Ministry of Health has made important progress with the Primary Health Care Action Plan for 2024-2027. A dedicated w...
Read Full Story
Community Health Education on Hypertension in Lajthishtë
In collaboration with the Municipality of Obiliq, the organization KOPF conducted a community health education session i...
Read Full Story
Exchange of Health Experiences Between Prishtina and Lipjan Municipalities
A valuable meeting took place between the municipalities of Prishtina and Lipjan to exchange experiences. During the vis...
Read Full Story
Update on the Action Plan for Primary Health Care
The working group held a workshop to discuss the initial draft of the Action Plan for Primary Health Care. This collabor...
Read Full Story
Training Session on Countering Health Disinformation for Patient Councils and Patient Rights Groups
Last week, we hosted a training session titled “Countering Health Disinformation” for members of Patient Councils and Pa...
Read Full Story
Meeting of the Ministry of Health Working Group and AQH Team on the On-Demand Mechanism
Recently, we had an important meeting with the presence of Dr. Naim Bardiqi where the Ministry of Health’s working group...
Read Full Story
Expanding Access to Quality Healthcare: Scaling Up Family Doctor Selection
The Ministry of Health has successfully concluded the pilot phase for selecting family doctors. Building on this achieve...
Read Full Story
Health Caravan Visits Peja to Promote Healthy Living
The health caravan traveled to Peja’s city center to inform citizens about healthy living and the prevention or better t...
Read Full Story
Prishtina Celebrates 25 Years of Health with City Parade and Health Caravan
Today, in the heart of Kosovo, Prishtina witnessed the Health Caravan in action! From tent to tent, valuable health adv...
Read Full Story
Experience Exchange Meeting with Municipalities
We recently organized a meeting in Lipjan with participants from Shtimja, Hani i Elezit, and Kaçaniku. We had important...
Read Full Story
Educational Lecture on Healthy Eating and Diabetes Management
We brought together 52 participants, including 27 senior patients managing chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes and h...
Read Full Story
Summary of our recent training on elderly patient care!
Family doctors and nurses have been trained as trainers on elderly patient care, under the guidance of Prof. Naim Jerliu...
Read Full Story
A Day Dedicated to the Health of the Elderly with chronic diseases in the Municipality of Lipjan
In the peaceful setting of Blinaja Park, nurses, nutritionists, and experts from the National Institute of Public Health...
Read Full Story
Senior Managers from Primary Health Care (PHC) attend EHMA Conference!
Our senior managers from the Primary Health Care (PHC) team, together with the project’s quality management expert and p...
Read Full Story
Committed to a Patient-Centered Health System in Kosovo
On 4 June 2024, representatives from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) in Kosovo held key meetings in Drenas and P...
Read Full Story
Annual Report 2023 of Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
The Swiss TPH Annual Report for 2023 has been released, detailing significant highlights and milestones achieved over th...
Read Full Story
World No Tobacco Day
What better place than nature, where the lungs can breathe freely? Today, with the initiative of Main Family Medicine Ce...
Read Full Story
Prishtina Insight’s Coverage of Enhancing Primary Healthcare in Kosovo via the AQH Project
Thank you, Prishtina Insight , for highlighting how the AQH project, funded by SDC ( Embassy of Switzerland in Kosovo )...
Read Full Story
Scaling Up the Family Doctor Selection Process in Kosovo
Today, the Ministry of Health met with the directors of Family Medicine Centers (QKMF) from municipalities across Kosovo...
Read Full Story
Empowering Nurses: Motivational Counselling Training in Primary Healthcare
Another Motivational Counselling training for nurses in Primary Health Care organized by NIPHK and supported by AQH. Thi...
Read Full Story
KOSCO Study Workshop in Basel
On May 21-22, 2024, a collaborative workshop on the Kosovo Non-Communicable Disease Cohort (KOSCO study) took place in B...
Read Full Story
Patient Evaluation of AQH’s Efforts in Health Education
Resmije Ibrahimi, a patient at QMF Vushtrri, shares her evaluation of AQH’s efforts in health education for the preventi...
Read Full Story
Launch of the “Health of the Capital City” Magazine
The first collaborative initiative between the AQH project and the Municipality of Prishtina for the health of the capit...
Read Full Story
World Family Doctor Day.
AQH supports family doctors in their continuous professional development and in creating working conditions to provide q...
Read Full Story
Workshop on Improving Health Care in Gjakova Municipality
AQH and IHS projects, together with representatives from the Municipality of Gjakova’s health sector, held a workshop fo...
Read Full Story
Welcoming Environment of the Health Resource Center at MFMC Vushtrri
The Health Resource Center at Family Medicine Center Vushtrri warmly welcomes patients with chronic diseases. Here, they...
Read Full Story
Marking the Week of Nurses in Kosovo
The Week of Nurses was recently celebrated by the Chamber of Nurses in Kosovo, with a special focus on honoring retired...
Read Full Story
Successful Launch of Motivational Counseling Training by NIPHK
The first day of the Motivational Counseling Training, organized by the Unit of Health Education and Promotion at NIPH a...
Read Full Story
Inaugural Steering Committee Meeting for AQH Phase III
This event marked the inaugural Steering Committee meeting for AQH Phase III. Chaired by Mr. Laurent Torche, Deputy Head...
Read Full Story
Advancing Healthcare Services: Introducing the Demonstration Site Concept in Gjakova Municipality
Introducing the Demonstration Site concept to Gjakova municipality, the 2nd AQH Demonstration Site, marked an important...
Read Full Story
Regional Meeting: Strengthening Collaboration for Healthcare Advancement
Another Regional Meeting with municipalities concluded where we represented AQH III on demand mechanism, open for cooper...
Read Full Story
Fostering Collaboration for Enhanced Healthcare: AQH III Expands Partnership with Kosovo Municipalities
AQH is organizing regional workshops with municipalities across Kosovo to jointly discuss the priorities of each municip...
Read Full Story
Journalists to Foster Informed Public Discourse on Diabetes
On 19 – 20 April 2024, over twenty-three journalists engaged in a comprehensive two-day training session aimed at enhanc...
Read Full Story
AQH is hosting a specialized training course for the staff of the Main Family Medicine Centers in Kosovo!
The training offers valuable insights into understanding ISO 9001 implementation, essential quality management tools, an...
Read Full Story
European Patients’ Rights Day Theme: “Choosing Your Doctor, Everyone’s Right”
European Patients’ Rights Day was commemorated this year through a roundtable discussion focusing on the theme “Choosing...
Read Full Story
Insights into ‘perShENDETje’ health caravan, or in English ‘ForYourHealth’
This caravan travels from village to city, meeting people in need to provide health information that helps prevent or be...
Read Full Story
Kosovo participation on the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in London
With nearly 30 years of history, this forum invigorates the movement for patient safety and healthcare improvement by sh...
Read Full Story
Second International Congress of Healthcare Professionals in Kosovo Wraps Up
The Second International Congress of Healthcare professionals with the title “ Role, Importance, and Challenges in Advan...
Read Full Story
Ms. Elvana Podvorica, Head of the Nursing Department, shares her insights:
Ms. Elvana Podvorica, Head of the Nursing Department, shares her insights: “Motivational Counseling, supported by the AQ...
Read Full Story
Assessment of Quality of Care in Primary Health Care Facilities in Kosovo
The Quality of Care study examined three key dimensions of quality within primary healthcare facilities : -Quality of fa...
Read Full Story
Insights into the evaluation of the process of selecting a Family Doctor in four Kosovo Municipalities
The first day of the Workshop, organized by the Ministry of Health and supported by AQH, offered valuable insights into...
Read Full Story
Presentations and YouTube Channel for The International Symposium on NCD’s
The International Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases in Kosovo took place in September 27-29, 2023. We hosted speake...
Read Full Story
Establishment of Patient Councils: Insights into the process, drawing from experiences of other municipalities
AQH recently organized a workshop to discuss:Establishment of Patient Councils: Insights into the process, drawing from...
Read Full Story
Accessible Quality Healthcare III Agreement Signed – Open for Collaboration Across 38 Municipalities in Kosovo
The Ministry of Health of Kosovo, Minister Arben Vitia, and the Swiss Embassy, Ambassador Jürg Sprecher, signed the AQH...
Read Full Story
Motivational Counselling, a tool supported by AQH for Primary Health Care Counseling, is now integrated into the Nursing Faculty curriculum
Motivational Counselling, a tool supported by AQH for Primary Health Care Counseling, is now integrated into the Nursing...
Read Full Story
Meeting with the municipalities of Gracanica and Ranilluga
Gracanica and Ranilluge were the municipalities present at AQH offices to discuss further the Quality Management System...
Read Full Story
Empowering our senior citizens and chronic patients to exercise comfortably in the convenience of their homes.
Nurses at the Health Resource Center supported by AQH actively engage with patients to achieve desired outcomes in manag...
Read Full Story
Two-Day Training to Enhance Healthcare Communication
On 27-28 February 2024, representatives of various healthcare sector institutions participated at a training aimed at ex...
Read Full Story
AQH III has opened its doors for collaboration with all municipalities in Kosovo.
AQH III has opened its doors for collaboration with all municipalities in Kosovo, fostering an environment of cooperatio...
Read Full Story
AQH III roll-out meeting with Ferizaj municipality
AQH III roll-out meeting with Ferizaj, a new municipality eager to collaborate in the upcoming years with the aim of enh...
Read Full Story
Apply Now for SSPH + LUGANO Summer School 2024!
Who is it for: Professionals and managers of health administrations, hospitals, NGOs, and other health services and faci...
Read Full Story
Pristina, Lipjan, Istog, and Prizren can now choose their Family Doctor
The Ministry of Health has initiated a pilot program for selecting the Family Doctor in these four municipalities. AQH i...
Read Full Story
SDC visit to the sites of AQH and IHS Projects
Swiss Development and Cooperation (SDC) undertook a visit to the sites of AQH and IHS Projects at the Main Family Medici...
Read Full Story
An International Symposia on NCDs to inspire national strategic development in Kosovo
Opening Ceremony of International NCD Symposium Kosovo 2023 In September 2023, the International Symposium on Non-Commu...
Read Full Story
Professional Congress “Women’s Health”
Our colleague, Dr. Merita Shehu, Senior Health Specialist, discussed ‘Gender Perspective in Health Services’ at the VI S...
Read Full Story
Day 2 of the host site visit: The Health for All Project – HAP from Albania had the opportunity to closely explore Lipjan
Day 2 of the host site visit: The Health for All Project – HAP from Albania had the opportunity to closely explore Lipja...
Read Full Story
Health for All Project-HAP
Our AQH Project in Kosovo is hosting the Health for All Project – HAP Albania for a host site visit. This visit is all a...
Read Full Story
Awareness activity for chronic non-communicable diseases in the municipality of Kamenica
Kamenica’s residents have engaged in a self-awareness initiative regarding non-communicable chronic diseases. They’ve di...
Read Full Story
The Patient Rights Council in Kosovo
The Patient Rights Council in Kosovo, in partnership with the AQH Project, recently organized an engaging and interactiv...
Read Full Story
Kimet Zeqa, a participant in the ‘International Elderly Day’
Kimet Zeqa, a participant in the ‘International Elderly Day’ activity organized by AQH and National Institute of Public...
Read Full Story
This is the ‘perSHENDETje’ Health Caravan
While adults receive advice on healthy living, young children are engaged in entertaining and educational activities, gu...
Read Full Story
Session on Bronchial Asthma
Village Lajthishte came together for an important community awareness session on Bronchial Asthma, made possible by AQH...
Read Full Story
Discussion with Vala Pupovci, Besa Begu dhe Melita Kabashi
The Networking Event and our Health Booth marked the conclusion of the second day at the International Symposium on NCDs...
Read Full Story
International Day of Older Persons
Today is the International Day of Older Persons! AQH supported the Ministry of Health and NIPHK in organizing an event t...
Read Full Story
Lipjan, the project’s demonstration site
Lipjan, as the project’s demonstration site, hosted the third day of the International Symposium on NCDs in Kosovo, high...
Read Full Story
Celebrating World Heart Day!
Today, on the 3rd day of the International Symposium on NCDs site visit, we came together with the elderly patients from...
Read Full Story
Join us today at the International Symposium on NCDs for an engaging Networking Event from 18:00-19:30
Join us today at the International Symposium on NCDs for an engaging Networking Event from 18:00-19:30! You’re all invit...
Read Full Story
Happening Now: International Symposium on NCDs in Kosovo!
HThe 3-day Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Kosovo, organized by SDC projects AQH and IHS hosted by the...
Read Full Story
On the second day of the workshop “Ethical and High-Quality Care for All”
delivered by Dr. Marius-Octavian Filip, a distinguished healthcare expert with a wealth of experience in developing heal...
Read Full Story
Introducing the inaugural workshop of the Pre-NCD Symposium!
We recently wrapped up a two-day training session for journalists and institutional communicators, organized in collabor...
Read Full Story
Another amazing workshop preceding the International Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Another amazing workshop preceding the International Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) – this one on Best Pr...
Read Full Story
Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
A 3-day International Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is taking place in Kosovo from 27-29 September 2023,...
Read Full Story
Second day of the International Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
On the second day of the International Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) we have another set of thought-stim...
Read Full Story
Health Literacy matters now more than ever.
Health Literacy matters now more than ever. It is not just about understanding medical talk, but also about embracing a...
Read Full Story
Speakers of the opening of International Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases
Honored to introduce the esteemed speakers who will open the three-day International Symposium on Non-Communicable Disea...
Read Full Story
Day 2 of the 8th Conference on Family Medicine
We had the opportunity to hear from our AQH colleagues and partner municipalities, who presented on a range of important...
Read Full Story
8th International Conference on Family Medicine
The 8th International Conference on Family Medicine! This year’s theme, ‘Integrated Healthcare Services in Family Medic...
Read Full Story
The installation of an elevator at the Main Family Medicine Center in Lipjan
Thanks to the improved infrastructure, specifically the installation of an elevator at the Main Family Medicine Center i...
Read Full Story
Perceptions of Partners
Rifat Batusha, NGO KOPF, partner organization of the AQH project“The ‘perSHENDETje’ Health Caravan has brought hope and...
Read Full Story
Swiss National Day
Today is Swiss National Day. The SDC Office in Kosovo, through our AQH and IHS Projects, is dedicated to enhancing the w...
Read Full Story
𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗷𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗤𝗛 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
“The training modules in Health Management organized by AQH have been an invaluable resource for me as the Director of M...
Read Full Story
Exciting day at Lipjan!
Exciting day at Lipjan! The team of quality coordinators, chief doctors, chief nurses, and health resource center nurses...
Read Full Story
Meet the Kosovo Non-Communicable Disease Cohort (KOSCO) study nurses
Meet the Kosovo Non-Communicable Disease Cohort (KOSCO) study nurses . A study which is being implemented in 12 municipa...
Read Full Story
Health Caravan ‘perSHENDETje’ bring advice closer to where people are
The Health Caravan ‘perSHENDETje’ (English: For your health) has been visiting villages across Kosovo since May 2019 to...
Read Full Story
𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲
Gender-based inequalities have a significant impact on women’s health across all stages of their lives. This was among t...
Read Full Story
Inauguration of the Gadime Family Medicine Center
Today, we inaugurated the Gadime Family Medicine Center in collaboration with the Municipality of Lipjan. The Embassy of...
Read Full Story
Preparations for the 1st International Symposium on NCDs,
The organizing committee is currently preparing for the 1st International Symposium on NCDs, which will take place this...
Read Full Story
The annual Pharmacy Conference in Kosovo
The annual Pharmacy Conference in Kosovo had the theme of ‘Improving Medication Safety in Primary Care through Effective...
Read Full Story
Visit of the Ambassador Andrea Studer
During her visit in Kosovo, Ambassador Andrea Studer, Assistant Director General, Head of Middle East and North Africa (...
Read Full Story
“Nurses United: A Force for Global Health”
The University of Prishtina’s Faculty of Medicine’s nursing division organized the International Nursing Conference, tit...
Read Full Story
MoH and the Association of Family Physicians of Kosovo
AQH is partnering with the MoH and the Association of Family Physicians of Kosovo to train 500 doctors and 100 nurses at...
Read Full Story
The choice of doctor is everyone’s right
Taking the trigger from the European Day of Patients’ Rights, together with the Association of Patients’ Rights in Kosov...
Read Full Story
Dr. Ariana Bytyci- Katanolli’s recent success in her PhD defense at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health
Dr. Ariana Bytyci– Katanolli’s recent success in her PhD defense at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute has p...
Read Full Story
Patient Councils Help to Empower Patients
Patient advisory councils give patients a seat at the table, effectively improving patient-centered healthcare. Traditi...
Read Full Story
This International Women’s Day, AQH organized a roundtable discussion with elderly women
This International Women’s Day, AQH organized a roundtable discussion with elderly women to exchange ideas about the cha...
Read Full Story
We are happy to share with you SDC Health Newsletter with a special focus on Non Communicable Diseases in Kosovo.
To better understand how we have discovered innovative ways of motivating elderly patients to prioritize their health an...
Read Full Story
An exciting opportunity for participation in the prestigious Swiss Summer School in Public Health in Lugano!
Swiss Plexus will provide scholarships for online or on-site participation in the 32nd edition of the SSPH+ Lugano Summe...
Read Full Story
Meeting in Junik
The Mayor of Junik together with the Director of MFMC visited our AQH office premises yesterday. We were delighted to he...
Read Full Story
Ceremony of certificate distribution for health managers
A key objective of the AQH Project in cooperation with Ministry of Health remains strengthening the competences and skil...
Read Full Story
Season’s Greetings from AQH!
Wishing you a happy holiday season and a prosperous, healthy New Year. We’re inviting you to read our stories of impac...
Read Full Story
Equitable Access to Health Information and Services for People with Disabilities
2022 was announced as the year of people with disabilities by the Government of the Republic of Kosovo. There was a focu...
Read Full Story
Outdoor activity sessions for the elderly with chronic diseases
A group of people 65 years and older exercise together among the trees and in the heart of green nature, under the guida...
Read Full Story
Representatives from SDC office and Ministry of Health in Kosovo visited two of the AQH partner municipalities
They saw closely health institutions in Fushe Kosova and Vushtrri where among other important topics discussed, they hig...
Read Full Story
AQH established an innovative approach named the health caravan ‘përSHENDETje’
This time, the health caravan travelled to Magure, a multiethnic village of Lipjan municipality that opened the doors to...
Read Full Story
Exercise together
Surrounded by mountains and green surfaces, a group of 65-year-olds are exercising together, following the advice of a t...
Read Full Story
World heart day
In the momentum of the “World heart Day”, AQH organized a round table focused on the latest exciting innovations in heal...
Read Full Story
Exercises are good for our physical and mental health
Exercises in such environment can improve our health and also wellbeing.The best example for this, is the will and enthu...
Read Full Story
Effect of Training Programs on the Performance of Health Managers in Primary Health Care
Healthcare workers are considered as one of the keystones in the healthcare sector. However, in a country like Kosovo, t...
Read Full Story
Citizens of Lipjan, particularly people with disabilities can now access easier all areas of Lipjan Main Family Medicine Center
Many of the barriers they face are avoidable and the disadvantages associated with disability can be overcome. Citizens...
Read Full Story
WONCA Europe Conference.
We congratulate Dr. Gazmend Bojaj, family physician at one of our project municipalities – Klina MFMC, on receiving an a...
Read Full Story
Motivational Counselling to combat Non-Communicable Diseases in Kosovo
Let’s meet Vera! Vera is a 50-year-old working mom, who, besides her stressful job and raising her teenage children, has...
Read Full Story
AQH Project is rolling out successfully Management Training across all Kosovo municipalities.
More than 120 managers are benefiting from the series of training sessions and Five Family Medicine Training Centre’s in...
Read Full Story
The Significance of Effective Communication in Times of COVID-19
Access to information is a basic human right. In times of crisis, timely and accurate information plays an important rol...
Read Full Story
Today is World No Tobacco Day
Tobacco is killing us & our planet ‘Commit to quit’, there are certain things in life we should forcefully get rid off f...
Read Full Story
Family Doctors, Always There to Care
With the moto ‘Family Doctors, Always There to Care’ AQH Project supported Ministry of Health on marking the World Docto...
Read Full Story
Today for International Nurses Day, hats off for the tireless work they do every day and for the care they provide to patients in need.
AQH project continually works toward empowering the role of nurses in Primary Health Care while offering further profess...
Read Full Story
An exciting opportunity for participation in the prestigious Swiss Summer School in Public Health in Lugano!
This year, Swiss Plexus will provide scholarships for online or on-site participation in the 31st edition of the SSPH+ L...
Read Full Story
Which are the challenges in accessing healthcare for people with disability in Kosovo?
This was the topic of the discussion in the round table organized by AQH Project with its implementing partners MoH, PRA...
Read Full Story
The Minister of Health and the Swiss Ambassador visited AQH supported Primary Health Care Facilities
Swiss Ambassador to Kosovo Mr. Thomas Kolly and Minister of Health Mr. Rifat Latifi visited the health facilities of Pri...
Read Full Story
Two days training: Effective communication and presentation skills
11 participants from Municipality of Lipjan, as the Demonstration Sites of AQH project, attended the training on communi...
Read Full Story
Happening now
Preparatory meeting on Health Management series training for year 2022 This training aims to develop further management...
Read Full Story
Work in progress at Kraishta Ambulance
These are images from work in progress during renovation of Kraishte FMA, Lipjan thanks to the investment of the Swiss A...
Read Full Story
Improving Patient Care through workspace renovation
The Family Medicine Ambulanta in Krajishte of Lipjan is undergoing renovations with the support of the Swiss Agency for...
Read Full Story
Meeting on Action Plan for ‘2022-2023’ and monitoring progress made
The AQH Project partner municipalities together with AQH team met to discuss for the progress made toward the Action Pla...
Read Full Story
Marking the World Diabetes Day in the city of Peja
People of all ages took over the streets of Peja city as a symbolic act on ‘International Diabetes Day’. Health profes...
Read Full Story
If not now, when?
𝗜𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, diabetes can cause serious health problems. Access to early diagnosis and treatment is key...
Read Full Story
AQH marks November 14th, World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is celebrated to help spread awareness of Diabetes disease among the community. This year, AQH marked...
Read Full Story
Access to diabetes care: if not now, when?
100 years after the discovery of insulin, millions of people with diabetes around the world cannot access the care they...
Read Full Story
Experience exchange workshop among actors for the implementation of CSC’s
A workshop to promote the exchange of good practices and experiences with Community Score Card (CSC) local actors has be...
Read Full Story
Marking World Heart Day
The AQH project, again this year, supported the National Institute of Public Health (NIPHK) and the Ministry of Health (...
Read Full Story
Swiss TPH visit to Kosovo
The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) directorate and a team of experts, led by Swiss TPH Director...
Read Full Story
AQH training on Social Marketing with Prof. Suzanne Suggs
AQH project through its Health Education and Promotion component, in close cooperation with the National Institute of Pu...
Read Full Story
AQH roundtable discussions on Municipal Patient’s Councils
AQH Project together with the Association of Patient’s Rights in Kosovo (PRAK) initiated roundtable discussions on Munic...
Read Full Story
Presentation of the findings of KAPB Survey
AQH Project is committed to support the improvement of health awareness and care seeking behavior of the population. Thu...
Read Full Story
Training for Trainers (ToT) on Health Management Training
AQH Project, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MoH), continues to organize the Health Management Trainin...
Read Full Story
World Family Doctor Day marked for the first time in Kosovo
For the first time, Kosovo marked the World Family Doctor Day to recognize the crucial role of primary care teams in the...
Read Full Story
AQH presentation at the 21st International Conference on Integrated Care
AQH Project together with stakeholders from Primary Health Care and National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo attend...
Read Full Story
AQH initiates the involvment of 8 new municipalities in Quality Management activities
Project AQH successfully initiated the involvement of 8 new partner municipalities in Quality Management activities. On...
Read Full Story
AQH SERVICE PACKAGE MODEL FOR MANAGEMENT OF NDCs CONTINUES TO DISSEMINATE
Based on international best practices and according to WHO standards, AQH designed Service Packages (SPs) for the manage...
Read Full Story
AQH Integrated Care (IC) model continues to disseminate
Integrated Care (IC) as a new concept in Kosovo promotes patient-centered care through multisectoral collaboration and i...
Read Full Story
12 AQH PARTNER MUNICIPALITIES LAUNCH FINDINGS FROM CLINICAL AUDITS AND PEER REVIEWS
All 20 partner municipalities of AQH II recently participated in the project workshop where findings from Peer Review an...
Read Full Story
AQH Community Score Card (CSC) starts in Malisheva, Rahovec and Gjakova
The Community Score Card (CSC) is a participatory and social accountability tool for assessment, planning, monitoring an...
Read Full Story
‘Long Covid’: the impact of the pandemic on society and economy by Prof.Nicole Probst-Hensch
Nicole Probst-Hensch, Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at “Swiss TPH” was a guest on Schweizer R...
Read Full Story
This is the first time in 29 years that public health professionals
This is the first time in 29 years that public health professionals, researchers and graduate students from across Weste...
Read Full Story
An innovative approach that was embraced by our project
An innovative approach that was embraced by our project as well is the use of telemedicine approaches for chronic patien...
Read Full StoryStrengthened primary healthcare improves chronic patients’ health and wellbeing.
The Accessible Quality Healthcare (AQH) project is funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by Swiss TPH. The third phase of the AQH project started in January 2024 and will continue until December 2027. AQH project is designed to support the implementation of the national reform agenda and complement other donor-supported programmes with a focus on the Primary Health Care (PHC) level and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
More about AQHPublications
NCD Symposium
A Joint Initiative Of
Implemented By
