​Central

• The overall policy and legislation and its implementation;
• Coordinating activities;
• Setting out norms standards;
• Managing the use and development of infrastructure
• Monitoring norm and standards’ implementation;
• Monitoring the health situation and implementing measures to prevent, identify and control health care problems;
• Promote community participation
• Implementing awareness campaigns and health education,
• Research,
• Management of the University Clinical Centre and other regional hospitals
• Ensuing alignment with EU policy.

Local

• The implementation of primary health care;

The Municipalities of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica North, Graçanicë/Gracanica, Shtërpcë/Štrpce have competence for the provision of secondary health care, including:

• The registration and licensing of health care institutions;
• Recruitment;
• The payment of salaries, and
• The training of healthcare personnel and administrators

Responsible ministries/bodies

• Ministry of Health
• Secondary services are offered by Pristina University Hospital, five regional and four city hospitals. Tertiary services are specialized services offered through health institutions associated with the Pristina University

• Primary services are provided by the municipal administrative units through Family Health Centres
• Mitrovicë/Mitrovicё/Mitrovica North, Graçanicë/Gracanica, Shtërpcë / Štrpce have the competence for provision of secondary health care

Sources

• Law on local self-government, Articles 17 and 20;
• Ministry of Health
• Mustafa, M., Berisha, M., & Lenjani, B. (2014). Reforms and Challenges of Post-conflict Kosovo Health System. Materia Socio-Medica, 26(2), 125–128.
• European Integration and Policy Coordination
• Law No.2004/4 on Kosovo health law