Patient-Centered Care

Strengthening Institutional Public Health Messaging Capacities

On 18–19 May 2026, the Institutional Health Communication Lab brought together communication professionals from Kosovo’s...

Session on Gender Perspective in Reporting on Non-Communicable Diseases

On 16 May 2026, a one-day session with Prof. Suzanne Suggs was held as part of the initiative “Beyond Headlines: Journal...

Gender-Responsive Health Communication Session in Gjakova

The second session on health communication and gender-responsive approaches in healthcare was conducted on 15 May 2026 w...

Health Professionals in Peja Strengthen Skills in Gender-Responsive Health Communication

Health professionals from secondary and primary care in Peja participated on 14 May 2026 in a training on health communi...

Journalists Explore Solutions-Oriented Health Reporting

On 8 May 2026, eight journalists participated in the working session “Reporting What Works, Not Only What’s Broken,” foc...

Enhancing Advocacy Communication Capacities of Nurses and Other Health Professionals

A team from the Kosovo Chamber of Nurses, Midwives and Other Health Professionals (CoNK) participated in a two-day train...

Stakeholders Assess Patient Pathways for Non-Communicable Diseases in Kosovo

Kosovo’s health stakeholders met on 6–7 May to assess patient pathways for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across all l...

Thirty-Three Quality Coordinators within HUCSK get certified

The Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the Hospital and University Clinical Service of Kosovo (HUCSK), and with the...

IHS Supported Pristina.Innovate.Healthcare to Advance Patient-Centred Solutions

During an intensive 48-hour event held from 3 to 5 April 2026, the “Pristina.Innovate.Healthcare” hackathon brought toge...

First Cohort Concludes the Health Management Training

The first cohort of professionals from Kosovo’s health institutions has successfully completed the five-module Health Ma...

Driving Forward the Self-Management Program for Diabetes and Hypertension

On 3 April 2026, the next meeting of the Working Group on the Self-Management Program for Diabetes and Hypertension conv...

Marking World Health Day 2026

The Integrated Health Services (IHS) and Accessible Quality Healthcare (AQH) projects mark World Health Day 2026 with a...

Training on Clinical Protocols and Guidelines Adaptation Concluded

Initiative to Improve NCD Reporting Brings Together Journalists and Health Experts

On 30 March 2026, journalists and public health experts met for the launch of the initiative “Beyond Headlines: Journali...

Triage System Training to Improve Patient Care at the General Hospital of Peja

Triage System Training to Improve Patient Care at the General Hospital of Peja On 17–18 March 20...

IHS Highlights the Gender Dimension of Non-Communicable Diseases

IHS Highlights the Gender Dimension of Non-Communicable Diseases The Integrated Health Services...

Motivational Interviewing Training with Gjakova Healthcare Professionals

Motivational Interviewing Training with Gjakova Healthcare Professionals On the last week of Feb...

Advancing Skills in Strengthened First Response

Advancing Skills in Strengthened First Response The Integrated Health Services (IHS) project sup...

Ferizaj Activists Build Capacity to Counter AI Health Misinformation

Ferizaj Activists Build Capacity to Counter AI Health Misinformation On 12 February 2026, IHS or...

Motivational Interviewing Training Empowers Health Professionals in Peja

Motivational Interviewing Training Empowers Health Professionals in Peja Doctors and nurses at G...

New Reception Area At Gjakova Hospital Blends Healthcare with Health Education

New Reception Area At Gjakova Hospital Blends Healthcare with Health Education On 18 Februry 202...

Gjakova Workshop Tackles AI-Driven Health Disinformation

Gjakova Workshop Tackles AI-Driven Health Disinformation On 28 January 2026, IHS organized in Gj...

Swiss TPH Kosovo Joins the NCD Alliance As Full Member

Swiss TPH Kosovo Joins the NCD Alliance As Full Member Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institut...

Five General Hospitals Complete Self-Assessment

Five General Hospitals Complete Self-Assessment In the last two weeks of December 2025, the Gene...

IHS Supports Strategic Planning at Kosovo National Council for Clinical Guidelines

IHS Supports Strategic Planning at Kosovo National Council for Clinical Guidelines This week, th...

First Cohort Completes Training on Clinical Practice Guidelines Adaptation

First Cohort Completes Training on Clinical Practice Guidelines Adaptation On 17 December 2025,...

Training of Trainers Strengthens Clinical Audit Capacity in Kosovo

Training of Trainers Strengthens Clinical Audit Capacity in Kosovo Last week, a three-day Traini...

Strengthening Fundraising and Strategic Capacities of Patient Organizations

Strengthening Fundraising and Strategic Capacities of Patient Organizations Representatives of p...

Nine Health Professionals Complete Accredited EMNG Training

Nine Health Professionals Complete Accredited EMNG Training Recently, nine health professionals...

Highlighting Progress in Diabetes Self-Management App in Kosovo

Highlighting Progress in Diabetes Self-Management App in Kosovo On 9 December 2025, IHS project...

Joint Steering Committee Meetings of AQH and IHS Reviewed Progress and Confirmed 2026 Priorities

Joint Steering Committee Meetings of AQH and IHS Reviewed Progress and Confirmed 2026 Priorities...

Strengthening Community Media Literacy on Health

Strengthening Community Media Literacy on Health On 19 November 2025, the second of the series o...

Kosovo for the First Time at the World Hospital Congress in Switzerland

Kosovo for the First Time at the World Hospital Congress in Switzerland On 10 – 13 November 2025...

Coordination Meeting of Kosovo Health Promoting Hospitals Network

Coordination Meeting of Kosovo Health Promoting Hospitals Network On 15 October 2025, representa...

Further Work on Important Protocols and Procedures

Further Work on Important Protocols and Procedures Between 29 September to 3 October 2025, the I...

Strengthening Hospital Management and Quality of Care in Kosovo

Strengthening Hospital Management and Quality of Care in Kosovo In September 2025, Dr. Manfred Z...

Patients and Staff Insights on Future Multifunctional Reception at Gjakova General Hospital

Patients and Staff Insights on Future Multifunctional Reception at Gjakova General Hospital At a...

Patient Voices in Action National Roundtable Held in Prishtina

Patient Voices in Action National Roundtable Held in Prishtina Patient advocacy and networking t...

Roundtable Highlights Power of Reporting Angle in Health Journalism

Roundtable Highlights Power of Reporting Angle in Health Journalism On 17 September 2025, the In...

Health Stakeholders Coordinate Further Care for Diabetes and Hypertension Patients

Health Stakeholders Coordinate Further Care for Diabetes and Hypertension Patients On 11 Septemb...

IHS Organizes Training on Advocacy Communication for Partner Organization

IHS Organizes Training on Advocacy Communication for Partner Organization On 10 and 11 September...

Kosovo Showcased at Integrated People-Centred Care Symposium in Switzerland

Kosovo Showcased at Integrated People-Centred Care Symposium in Switzerland Prishtina, 3 Septemb...

Starting a Kosovo-Wide Media Literacy for Health Workshops

Starting a Kosovo-Wide Media Literacy for Health Workshops On 27. 08. 2025, Peja hosted the firs...

First Meeting of Working Group to Develop Materials for World Heart Day and World Diabetes Day

First Meeting of Working Group to Develop Materials for World Heart Day and World Diabetes Day O...

“Across Generations, Living with Diabetes, Together” Roundtable in Peja

“Across Generations, Living with Diabetes, Together” Roundtable in Peja On 26 August 2025 patien...

Swiss TPH Organizes Integrated People-Centred Care Symposium

Swiss TPH Organizes Integrated People-Centred Care Symposium On 2 September 2025, the Swiss Trop...

Kosovo Healthcare Leaders Advance Leadership Skills

Kosovo Healthcare Leaders Advance Leadership Skills A group of professionals across Kosovo’s hea...

Strategic Data Management for Decision-Making in Healthcare

Strategic Data Management for Decision-Making in Healthcare In June 2025, over 50 healthcare pro...

Gjakova Workshop Highlights Patient-Centred Healthcare Steps Forward

Gjakova Workshop Highlights Patient-Centred Healthcare Steps Forward On 25 June 2025, healthcare...

Discussing Safer Care with Management of Kosovo Hospital and University Clinical Service

Discussing Safer Care with Management of Kosovo Hospital and University Clinical Service On 26 J...

General Hospital of Peja Showcases Advances in Patient-Centred Care

General Hospital of Peja Showcases Advances in Patient-Centred Care On 24 June 2025, the managem...

Workshop in Peja Highlights Patient Engagement in Health Promoting Institutions

Workshop in Peja Highlights Patient Engagement in Health Promoting Institutions On 24 June 2025,...

Kosovo’s Primary Care Institutions Join Global Health Promoting Hospitals Network

Kosovo’s Primary Care Institutions Join Global Health Promoting Hospitals Network Three main fam...

Civil Society Organizations in Prishtina Talk Patients’ Voices

Civil Society Organizations in Prishtina Talk Patients’ Voices Around 15 representatives from c...

Fifth Meeting of IHS Project Steering Committee Focuses on Future Directions

Fifth Meeting of IHS Project Steering Committee Focuses on Future Directions On 13 June 2025, th...

IHS Steering Committee Visits Gjakova Hospital to Review Project Progress

IHS Steering Committee Visits Gjakova Hospital to Review Project Progress On 13 June 2025, the S...

Strengthening Capacities in Healthcare Strategic Planning

Strengthening Capacities in Healthcare Strategic Planning From 27–29 May 2025, the Integrated He...

Community Voices for Stronger NCD Response in Prizren

Community Voices for Stronger NCD Response in Prizren As part of its ongoing commitment to peopl...

Patients Share Their Experiences with the Health System

Patients Share Their Experiences with the Health System On May 28, 2025, a focus group was held...

Kosovo Delegation Highlights Integrated Care Achievements at Lisbon Conference

Kosovo Delegation Highlights Integrated Care Achievements at Lisbon Conference A multidisciplina...

Kosovo Healthcare Professionals Joined Utrecht Forum

Kosovo Healthcare Professionals Joined Utrecht Forum A delegation of healthcare professionals fr...

Amplifying Patient Voices for Better NCD Care

Amplifying Patient Voices for Better NCD Care The Integrated Health Services (IHS) project hoste...

Comprehensive Training on Hypertension for Health Professionals

Comprehensive Training on Hypertension for Health Professionals Healthcare professionals from th...

Civil Society Representatives in Gjilan Talk About #ActOnNCDs

Civil Society Representatives in Gjilan Talk About #ActOnNCDs On April 30, 2025, the Integrated...

Concrete Steps to Strengthen Healthcare Management

Concrete Steps to Strengthen Healthcare Management The Chief Executive Officer of the Internatio...

Health Communication in Focus at Two-Day Training

Health Communication in Focus at Two-Day Training A two-day training held on 3–4 April 2025 gath...

Continuing with Efforts to Improving Quality of Care at Hospital Level

Continuing with Efforts to Improving Quality of Care at Hospital Level The General Hospitals of...

Working Group on Diabetes and Hypertension Self-Management Action Plan Kicks Off

Working Group on Diabetes and Hypertension Self-Management Action Plan Kicks Off On March 21, t...

Journalists Trained on Patient Engagement in Healthcare Reporting

Journalists Trained on Patient Engagement in Healthcare Reporting A two-day training on the role...

Action Plan on Health Education at Hospital Level on Good Track

Action Plan on Health Education at Hospital Level on Good Track Kosovo’s healthcare sector is ta...

Mitrovica Workshop Highlights Need for Empowering Patient Voices

Mitrovica Workshop Highlights Need for Empowering Patient Voices On 27 February 2025, a workshop...

Patient Voices on Focus of Workshop in Gjakova

Patient Voices on Focus of Workshop in Gjakova On 20 February 2025, we organized the second work...

Strengthening the Voice of Patients: First Workshop Kicks Off in Peja

Strengthening the Voice of Patients: First Workshop Kicks Off in Peja On 29 January 2025, the fi...

Developing Strategic Health Management Training of Trainers in Kosovo

Developing Strategic Health Management Training of Trainers in Kosovo A one-week mission led by...

PRAK Advances Governance and Strategic Planning

PRAK Advances Governance and Strategic Planning The Patients’ Rights Association in Kosovo (PRAK...

Kosovo Nurses’ Chamber Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Kosovo Nurses’ Chamber Celebrates 10th Anniversary The Kosovo Chamber of Nurses, Midwives and Ot...

Healthcare Management Solutions Aligned with Local Needs

Healthcare Management Solutions Aligned with Local Needs Healthcare management solutions tailore...

Chamber of Nurses Finalizes Revised Code of Ethics and Regulatory Framework

Chamber of Nurses Finalizes Revised Code of Ethics and Regulatory Framework The Kosovo Chamber o...

Universal Health Coverage Day Marked in Kosovo

Universal Health Coverage Day Marked in Kosovo On 12 December 2024, Kosovo marked Universal Heal...

Kosovo Hospitals Advance Clinical Audit Practices

Kosovo Hospitals Advance Clinical Audit Practices Healthcare professionals from general hospital...

Workshop with Chamber of Nurses of Kosovo to Finalize Strategic Implementation Plan

Workshop with Chamber of Nurses of Kosovo to Finalize Strategic Implementation Plan On 6 Decembe...

Award Ceremony Acknowledging Responsible Reporting on Diabetes

Award Ceremony Acknowledging Responsible Reporting on Diabetes On 27 November 2024, the Integrat...

Highlighting Voices of Diabetic Patients from Communities

Highlighting Voices of Diabetic Patients from Communities The roundtable “My Diabetes Story and...

Strengthening Digital Communication Skills for Patient Advocacy

Strengthening Digital Communication Skills for Patient Advocacy On 21 November 2024, IHS deliver...

Adult Learning Principles Workshop for Health Sector Professionals

Adult Learning Principles Workshop for Health Sector Professionals This week, a two-day workshop...

Fourth Meeting of IHS Project Steering Committee to Discuss Progress

Fourth Meeting of IHS Project Steering Committee to Discuss Progress On 25 October 2024, the Int...

CSOs Sign Collaboration Agreement to Strengthen Patient Advocacy

CSOs Sign Collaboration Agreement to Strengthen Patient Advocacy On 22 October 2024, the Patient...

Discussing New Digital Tool for Diabetes and Hypertension Management

Discussing New Digital Tool for Diabetes and Hypertension Management IHS Project organized a ses...

Launching ACT Podcast

Launching ACT Podcast The ACT Podcast series is dedicated to exploring and discussing the critic...

Refining Patient Education SOPs for Diabetes and Hypertension

Refining Patient Education SOPs for Diabetes and Hypertension Last week, the Integrated Health S...

A New Major Step in Diabetes Care with New Clinical Guidelines

A New Major Step in Diabetes Care with New Clinical Guidelines On 10 October 2024, a workshop wi...

Chamber of Nurses, Midwives and Other Health Professionals of Kosovo Holds Two-Day Workshop on Strategic Development

Chamber of Nurses, Midwives and Other Health Professionals of Kosovo Holds Two-Day Workshop on Strategic Development...

Community Members Discuss Diabetes Concerns in Peja

Community Members Discuss Diabetes Concerns in Peja A diverse group of community representatives...

Civil Society Organizations Networking Event to Prioritize Patient Engagement

Civil Society Organizations Networking Event to Prioritize Patient Engagement On 24 September 20...

Kosovo Delegation on Study Trip to Hungary to Boost Health Promoting Hospitals Approach to NCDs

Kosovo Delegation on Study Trip to Hungary to Boost Health Promoting Hospitals Approach to NCDs...

Furthering Partnership Focused on Healthcare Professionals

Furthering Partnership Focused on Healthcare Professionals The Kosovo Hospital and University Cl...

Clinical Audit Training of Trainers Continues With New Group

Clinical Audit Training of Trainers Continues With New Group On day three of the five-day Traini...

Training of Trainers Program for Clinical Audit Kicks Off

Training of Trainers Program for Clinical Audit Kicks Off On 9 September 2024, the five-day Trai...

Developing Standard Operating Procedures Manual for Nurses in Secondary and Tertiary Healthcare

Developing Standard Operating Procedures Manual for Nurses in Secondary and Tertiary Healthcare...

Supporting the Implementation of 2024-2026 Action Plan for Clinical Practice Guidelines

Supporting the Implementation of 2024-2026 Action Plan for Clinical Practice Guidelines Last wee...

Experts Convene to Revise Duties for Health Institution Quality Coordination Functions

Experts Convene to Revise Duties for Health Institution Quality Coordination Functions On 1 Augu...

Patients' Voices Shape New Diabetes Management Software

Patients' Voices Shape New Diabetes Management Software In an interactive workshop held in Peja...

Health Professionals Give Input for Software that Improves the Level of Care

Health Professionals Give Input for Software that Improves the Level of Care A group of health p...

Meeting with the Newly Elected Board of the Patient Rights Association of Kosovo

Meeting with the Newly Elected Board of the Patient Rights Association of Kosovo On July 5, 2024...

Collaborative Efforts Highlighted in IHS Team Visits to Peja and Gjakova Hospitals

Collaborative Efforts Highlighted in IHS Team Visits to Peja and Gjakova Hospitals The technical...

Effective Communication to Enhance Healthcare

Effective Communication to Enhance Healthcare The communication skills of nursing staff are cruc...

Training of Trainers on Best Practices of Diabetes Management

Training of Trainers on Best Practices of Diabetes Management The five-day Training of Trainers...

Hospital Health Professionals Countering Disinformation

Hospital Health Professionals Countering Disinformation On 5 and 6 June 2024, healthcare profes...

OTT Conference 2024 in Barcelona: Thinks Tanks Serving Communities

OTT Conference 2024 in Barcelona: Thinks Tanks Serving Communities Representatives of the Integ...

Workshop Series on Quality Management and Clinical Audits

Workshop Series on Quality Management and Clinical Audits A series of hospital visits and worksh...

Patient Rights Association of Kosovo Visits Poland to Exchange Best Practices

Patient Rights Association of Kosovo Visits Poland to Exchange Best Practices In May 2024, repre...

A Video Message to Highlight the Importance of Hypertension Awareness

A Video Message to Highlight the Importance of Hypertension Awareness On 17 May 2024, the Integr...

IHS and PRAK Sign Institutional Grant Agreement

IHS and PRAK Sign Institutional Grant Agreement On 13 May 2024, the Integrated Health Services...

IHS Project Third Steering Committee Meeting Convenes

IHS Project Third Steering Committee Meeting Convenes On 30 April 2024, the Steering Committee...

IHS Launches Package of Specialized Nurse Training Programs to Enhance Clinical Supervision

IHS Launches Package of Specialized Nurse Training Programs to Enhance Clinical Supervision This...

Journalists to Foster Informed Public Discourse on Diabetes

Journalists to Foster Informed Public Discourse on Diabetes On 19 – 20 April 2024, over twenty-t...

Marking European Patients’ Rights Day

Marking European Patients’ Rights Day With the theme “Choosing Your Doctor, Everyone’s Right”, t...

Review of Patient Booklets for Diabetes and Hypertension Management Concluded

Review of Patient Booklets for Diabetes and Hypertension Management Concluded At its meeting las...

Healthcare Quality Management Brings Working Groups Together

Healthcare Quality Management Brings Working Groups Together This week, the Integrated Health Se...

Kosovo – Slovenia Exchange on Diabetes Patients Organizations

Kosovo – Slovenia Exchange on Diabetes Patients Organizations Recently, the Integrated Health S...

Exploring Diabetic Patient Care Pathways in Peja

Exploring Diabetic Patient Care Pathways in Peja On 20 March 2024, a team of Swiss TPH projects...

Website Content on Focus for Gjakova Hospital Team

Website Content on Focus for Gjakova Hospital Team On 14 March 2024, a diverse team of the Gener...

Workshops to Explore Comprehensive Health Promotion and Patient Empowerment

Workshops to Explore Comprehensive Health Promotion and Patient Empowerment Last week, the IHS p...

General Hospital of Gjakova Joins International Network of Peer Hospitals

General Hospital of Gjakova Joins International Network of Peer Hospitals On 6 March 2024, at a...

General Hospital of Peja Becomes Member of Health Promoting Hospitals Network

General Hospital of Peja Becomes Member of Health Promoting Hospitals Network General Hospital...

Gender Lens in Non-Communicable Diseases Care Delivery

Gender Lens in Non-Communicable Diseases Care Delivery On 4 March 2024, experts convened to advo...

Two-Day Training to Enhance Healthcare Communication

Two-Day Training to Enhance Healthcare Communication On 27-28 February 2024, representatives of...

Quality Improvement Projects to Bolster Hospital Dynamism

Quality Improvement Projects to Bolster Hospital Dynamism In session held at the General Hospit...

Testing the Diabetes and Hypertension Monitoring App

Testing the Diabetes and Hypertension Monitoring App Last week, the IHS team of experts spent ti...

Plans Underway to Enhance Quality Management at Hospital Level

Plans Underway to Enhance Quality Management at Hospital Level On 14 February 2024, the IHS tea...

Self-Assessment Tool for Health Promoting Hospitals 2020 Standards Available in Albanian

Self-Assessment Tool for Health Promoting Hospitals 2020 Standards Available in Albanian The se...

Enhancing Institutional Growth Through Partnerships

Enhancing Institutional Growth Through Partnerships On 20 December 2023, the IHS project signed...

General Hospital of Peja Promotes Health Education Areas

General Hospital of Peja Promotes Health Education Areas On 12 December 2023, representatives of...

Joining Patient Solidarity Day 2023

Joining Patient Solidarity Day 2023 Today, 08 December 2023, is Patient Solidarity Day, marked w...

First Year Milestones and Next Steps for IHS Project

First Year Milestones and Next Steps for IHS Project Last week, the Steering Committee of the In...

Workshops Contributing to Further Strengthening of the Chamber of Nurses

Workshops Contributing to Further Strengthening of the Chamber of Nurses In November 2023, the C...

What Do We Know About Diabetes?

What Do We Know About Diabetes? Dr. Ilir Mecini, Deputy Team Leader, Integrated Health Services...

Kosovo Nurses Attend the Nurse Order Congress in Albania

Kosovo Nurses Attend the Nurse Order Congress in Albania Kosovo nurses attended last week the 2n...

Enhancing Patient Care by Streamlining Healthcare Services

Enhancing Patient Care by Streamlining Healthcare Services “The Ministry of Health approved the...

Exploring Patient-Centric Approaches to Diabetes Patient Care

Exploring Patient-Centric Approaches to Diabetes Patient Care Designing a comprehensive plan tha...

Committed to Help Slow Down the Global Burden of NCDs

Committed to Help Slow Down the Global Burden of NCDs On 28 September 2023, day two of the Inter...

Kosovo Highlights Internationally Its Commitment to Health Promoting Hospitals

Kosovo Highlights Internationally Its Commitment to Health Promoting Hospitals Kosovo’s journe...

International Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases to Take Place in Kosovo

International Symposium on Non-Communicable Diseases to Take Place in Kosovo A 3-day Internation...

Tangible Progress in Kosovo’s Health Promoting Hospitals Initiative

Tangible Progress in Kosovo’s Health Promoting Hospitals Initiative On 18 September 2023, profes...

Self-Assessment to Pave the Way to Health Promoting Hospitals

Self-Assessment to Pave the Way to Health Promoting Hospitals The Health Promoting Hospitals (H...

Reshaping the Healthcare Approach in Hospitals

Reshaping the Healthcare Approach in Hospitals The Health Promoting Hospitals (HPH) approach is...

Proactive Steps towards A Referral System for Effective Healthcare Delivery

Proactive Steps towards A Referral System for Effective Healthcare Delivery A well-designed refe...

Effective Communication for Better Patient Engagement

Effective Communication for Better Patient Engagement Enhanced public communication ensures that...

First Meeting of the Working Group on Health Education and Promotion

First Meeting of the Working Group on Health Education and Promotion This week, stakeholders met...

A Diabetes Self-Management Program to Improve Patient Care

A Diabetes Self-Management Program to Improve Patient Care In an effort to tackle information ch...

Advancing Nursing Service Through Standard Operating Procedures

Advancing Nursing Service Through Standard Operating Procedures Work on the first manual on Stan...

Addressing Gender Perspective in Health Service

Addressing Gender Perspective in Health Service Prishtina, 21 June 2023 – Gender-based inequali...

Workshop on Need Assessment for Health Workers at Hospital Level

Workshop on Need Assessment for Health Workers at Hospital Level Quality of care is the upmost g...

IMPRESSUM

New Kosovo-Swiss Cooperation to Increase Integration of Health Services in the CountryThe Ministry of Health and Embassy...