Healthcare in Kosovo

Health care in Kosovo

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DIVISIONS

Primary Health Care

  • Family Medicine Centers
  • Ambulatory Care Units

Secondary Health Care

  • Regional Hospitals

Tertiary Health Care

  • University Clinical Center of Kosovo
  • University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo
  • National Institute of Public Health, Kosovo

In the past, Kosovo’s capabilities to develop a modern health care system were limited.[2] Low GDP during 1990 worsened the situation even more. However, the establishment of the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Pristina marked a significant development in health care. This was also followed by launching different health clinics which enabled better conditions for professional development.[2]

Nowadays the situation has changed and health care system in Kosovo is organized in three sectors including, primary, secondary and tertiary health care.[3] Primary health care in Pristina is organized in thirteen Family Medicine Centers[4] and fifteen Ambulantory Care Units.[4] Secondary health care is decentralized in seven Regional Hospitals. Though Pristina does not have a Regional Hospital, it instead uses the University Clinical Center of Kosovo for health care services. The University Clinical Center of Kosovo provides its health care services in twelve clinics,[5] where 642 doctors are employed.[1] At a lower level, home services are provided for several vulnerable groups which are not able to reach health care premises.[6] Kosovo health care services are now focused on patient's safety, quality control and assisted health.[7]

Nowadays, health care institutions are going through some profound reforms that target providing decentralized services and covering all community residents by health insurance packages.

  1. ^ a b "Statistikat e Shëndetësisë 2012". Kosovo Agency of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Strategjia Sektoriale e Shendetesise" (PDF). Ministry of Health - Republic of Kosovo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Strategjia Sektoriale e Shendetesise" (PDF). Ministry of Health. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b QKMF. (2010-2014). Njesite me Adresa dhe Nr.Telefonit. Available: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Last accessed 23 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Stafi i QKUK-se". QKUK. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ "INFORMATË - 13 shkurt 2012". Municipality of Pristina - Republic of Kosovo. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Strategjia e permiresimit te cilesise se sherbimeve shendetesore 2012-2016" (PDF). Ministry of Health - Republic of Kosovo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.