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
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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