TIRANA, July 25 /ATA/ Home Health Care Services is expanding across the country, mainly helping the elderly and patients suffering of chronic disease who find it difficult to appear at the health centers.
Minister of Health and Social Protection Albana Koçiu conveyed messages of gratitude to patients who receive this service at home, but also to their families who have expressed their appreciation for receiving this service on time.
Koçiu stated that, “The consolidation of this community care model by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection has become a tangible reality for thousands of citizens across the country, especially for those who suffer of chronic diseases or mobility difficulties.”
Meanwhile, a doctor at the Dajç Municipal Unit said that they have six patients included in this service package.
“The home service is provided by a multidisciplinary team of doctors composed of nurses, family doctors and a social worker,” said the doctor at the Nish-Tulla Health Center in Durrës.
Minister Koçiu emphasized that, “This program is being extended to 36 Local Health Care Units and 356 health centers, enabling over 58,700 visits and procedures during 2024 alone, for around 5,200 patients.”/e.i/j.p/p.s./
