AQH Project

Sustaining impact beyond implementation! Last week, #AQH took a crucial step toward ensuring that healthcare improvements continue beyond the project’s duration. Through strategic capitalization ideas, our focus is on embedding best practices into national and local institutions. Success isn’t just about implementation, it’s about continuation. By effectively communicating impact and engaging key decision-makers, #AQH is transforming project initiatives into sustainable policies. Excited for the next steps as we build a stronger, more resilient healthcare system! #AQH #PublicHealth #SustainableDevelopment #HealthSystems

Two teams AQH Project & IHS Project - one goal! Starting this week with great synergy and ideas! #IHS #AQH #ActOnNCDs #Teamwork

Do you live in #Kosovo and have an interest in #Public #Health policy, economics, or management? Here is some great news for you from the SSPH+ Summer School in Lugano. This unique opportunity for practitioners, researchers, and graduate students worldwide to connect, learn, and bridge the gap between public health theory and practice. ?? Key Details: ? Dates: August 18–23, 2025 ? Locations: Lugano; online; or at Prishtina Hub ? Scholarships available for all locations! ?? Interested in a Prishtina Hub Scholarship? ?? Review the guidelines: https://lnkd.in/dAYejpDr ?? Select “Hub Scholarship” in your application ?? Choose “Prishtina, Kosovo” as your hub location ? Application Deadline: March 5, 2025 Have questions? Feel free to reach out! Help spread the word by sharing this opportunity with your network. #PublicHealth #SSPH #ScholarshipOpportunity #GlobalHealth #ProfessionalDevelopment ??: Lugano Summer School

Our Admin Team has landed in Basel to meet with colleagues at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute headquarters to learn, collaborate, and grow! This visit is all about sharing knowledge, and bringing back fresh ideas to make our projects IHS Project & AQH Project even better. #Switzerland #?Kosovo

Better Homecare for the Elderly in #Kosovo! ?????? ?? Great news from the municipality Lipjan! Sixteen nurses, trained by the National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo #NIPH, are now passing on their expertise to fellow nurses and caregivers. The first session of the training program, fully led by Lipjan’s nurse trainers, who also ensured the program was accredited by the Chamber of Nurses of Kosovo, kicked off today at the Main Family Medicine Center. Dr. Pranvera Krasniqi from NIPH Kosovo praised their efforts: "It's a pleasure to be here today at the training organized by Lipjan’s nurses. On the first day, they demonstrated excellent presentation skills, and as NIPH, we will continue to support them." With more sessions ahead, this initiative supported by the AQH Project marks an important step toward sustainable, high-quality elderly care. ???? #Healthcare #Nursing #ElderCare

?? We have another great opportunity for you ?? Check out the vacancy announcement for Statistician / Data Analyst. ?? Deadline to apply: 5 February 2025 ??: https://lnkd.in/drvq4F5v

??Come work with us! AQH Project has two open positions ?? ??Driver & Support Officer. Deadline to apply: 24. 01. 2025 https://lnkd.in/dJsejMfC ??Communications Officer. Deadline to apply: 31. 01. 2025 https://lnkd.in/dn4QHwcD

AQH Project proudly shares our latest research, published in #BMC Public Health, which looks deep into how #social #participation mechanisms are transforming decision-making in Kosovo's primary #healthcare system. The study “Social Participation in Health – Case Studies from Primary Healthcare in Kosovo” focuses on vulnerable groups, including Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian communities, as well as elderly citizens. It evaluates the effectiveness of initiatives like Patient Councils, Community Scorecards, and Municipal Health Action Plans in fostering collaboration between service users and providers promoting inclusivity and enhancing care quality. Key takeaways: ?? Community Scorecards give communities a stronger voice in healthcare decisions. ?? Municipal Health Action Plans empower community representatives to actively shape policy. ?? Patient Councils strengthen connections between patients and healthcare providers. Discover how these interventions are paving the way for a more inclusive and effective healthcare system: https://lnkd.in/dNirr95f #SocialParticipation #InclusiveHealthcare #PublicHealth

?? Ending the year with an excellent meeting between representatives of municipalities and Ministry of Health! ?? Participants shared progress to date on clinical audits across the country: 29 municipalities conducted over 50 clinical audits with the focus on the implementation of the National Clinical Protocol for the treatment of High Boold Pressure. Overall, municipalities met 77% of the criteria for the Clinical Protocol implementation ranging from 35% to 100%. Each municipality is developing improvement plans to guide their processes next year.

Kosovo's Ministry of Health aims to expand the support of the AQH to all Primary Health Care institutions by using the ad hoc model as a strategic mechanism for the dissemination of best practices developed from previous phases. ? During the fourth workshop of the ad hoc working group held on December 18, the progress achieved during 2024, but also the challenges and further improvements, were discussed. The ad hoc working group plays a key role in the implementation of phase III of the AQH project, as it supports interventions in new municipalities in line with national priorities and the objectives of the Primary Health Care project. ? The demand-driven approach, as the focus of phase III of the AQH project, supports the PHC institutions that show interest in implementing the project components with a focus on non-communicable diseases.