IHS

GOAL

Health institutions at any level in the country are strengthened to deliver qualitative and cost-effective health services, fulfilling the health needs
of patients affected by NCDs, while empowering the patients’ community on their own role to a better management of their health.

OUTCOME

OUTCOME

OUTCOME

1

Improvement of the quality and accessibility
of health services, with special focus on
vulnerable groups, delivered by the General
Hospitals in Gjakovë/Djakovica and Pejë/Peć.

OUTCOME

2

Better coordination between Family Medicine
level and General Hospitals towards
integrated health services to improve the
health status of patients with NCDs.

OUTCOME

3

Policy frameworks at national level that are
conducive to person-centered integrated care
and serve to replicate positive experiences in
other health facilities in the country.

OUTCOME

Impact Stories

IHS PROJECT

The Integrated Health Services (IHS), as the latest joint initiative between the Kosovo Ministry of Health and the Swiss Government, works with Kosovo institutions to facilitate further support of national capacity in the health sector through a participatory process in alignment with national health policies. 

The four-year IHS project runs from November 2022 – October 2026. It is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and is implemented by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute.

AQH PROJECT

The Accessible Quality Healthcare (AQH) project funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by Swiss
Tropical and Public Health Institute runs until December 2023. https://aqhproject.org/

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