Central
The central government is responsible for:
- The overall definition and coordination of public health policy;
- Supporting the central and regional structures to perform their duties (Public Health Institute);
- National Council of Public Health (advisory body);
- Funding.
- Approve healthcare agencies and suppliers and delegate executive powers.
- National programmes, strategies and evaluations of healthcare in Albania.
- Developing public confidence.
- National Emergency Services
- Action Plans
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Health
Regional
Regional structures of public health are in charge of:
- Essential and other complementary services;
- The supervision of primary healthcare institutions;
- The coordination of public health activities;
- The promotion of health;
- Prevention;
- The collection of data;
- The assessment of risks;
- The maintenance and improvement of the public health services’ quality;
The preservation of health from environmental impacts in collaboration with local government and special regional agencies
- Information;
- The use of national conditioned grant for construction and reconstruction of health centres for the primary health care service for investment in local territories.[1]
Local
Local authorities are responsible for:
- Priority health service and protection of public health;
- The ownership of health centres and clinics;
- The preservation of health from environmental impacts in collaboration with regional structures of public health;
- Supply to the population with hygienically clean water;
- Food security for consumer protection;
- Cooperation with regional structures of public health;
- Prevention;
- The support to the implementation of the national programmes in the public health;
- Funding.
[1] Ministry of Interior, Local Government and Decentralization strategy, 2006, Tirana.
Sources:
Health care in the Republic of Albania
Healthcare Legislation, Albania