About ANCHL

Building Albania's National Centrefor Healthy Longevity

ANCHL is the institution proposed to lead Albania's response to population ageing. It coordinates the national strategy, holds the research and evidence base, convenes the governance committees, and reports each year on the country's progress toward becoming a Healthy Longevity Nation by 2035.

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Terraced olive groves above the Albanian coast at golden hour, a basket of freshly picked olives on the stone wall and the Mediterranean beyond. — The olive coast of southern Albania — where a Mediterranean way of life has long nurtured healthy longevity.

What the Centre does

Four responsibilities, one institution

Research & policy hub

Holds the evidence base and turns it into policy recommendations tied to EU accession.

National coordination

Convenes ministries, municipalities, universities and partners across nine committees.

Healthy longevity strategy

Carries the Roadmap 2035 — five pillars and seven flagship initiatives.

Evidence & implementation

Publishes the Albania Longevity Index and reports on progress each year.

2026

The year the Roadmap 2035 was adopted and the National Centre proposed as its first flagship initiative.

Flagship initiatives translate the vision into action. The Centre is the first, and coordinates the other six.

Governance committees span health systems, social care, economy, territory, technology, tourism, talent, EU policy and communication.

Three generations of an Albanian family in traditional dress standing together, looking out over the hills at sunset.

Vision 2035

By 2035, Albania positions itself as a Healthy Longevity Nation — turning ageing from a demographic challenge into a source of competitiveness, investment and international positioning in the Western Balkans.

Albania Healthy Longevity Roadmap 2035

Governance

Nine domains heldby one structure

Governance structure as set out in the Roadmap 2035. Chairs and mandates are to be confirmed in 2026.

Health Systems &Long-Term Care

Social Care &Infrastructure

Economy, Finance& Investment

Municipalities &Territorial Development

Technology &Innovation

HealthTourism

Education & Talent/ Diaspora

Public Policy& EU

Communication& Positioning

How we work

A method held togetherby four commitments

A cobbled street of white Ottoman-era houses in an historic Albanian town at golden hour, the national flag flying.

The evidence base underpinning every commitment — Roadmap 2035, verified against INSTAT.

Sourced

Every figure carries a source. INSTAT, Eurostat, the World Bank, WHO, the State Social Service and the Supreme State Audit — nothing appears without provenance.

Measured

Where a baseline does not yet exist, the first year of implementation measures it. Without a credible baseline, targets are merely declarative.

Corrected

The Roadmap was revised after the INSTAT release of 1 January 2026. Dependency moved from 30.4% to 35.7%. We publish the change rather than replace the figure.

Accountable

Five risks to delivery are named in full, with likelihood, impact and mitigation. An initiative that names its own failure modes is easier to hold to account.

The road to 2026

Eight decisions on theway to a real institution

Finalise the draft Roadmap

With input from invited speakers and experts.

Finalise the draft Roadmap

With input from invited speakers and experts.

Identify the host institution

For the National Centre for Healthy Longevity.

Identify the host institution

For the National Centre for Healthy Longevity.

Select three pilot municipalities

One coastal, one mountain, one urban.

Select three pilot municipalities

One coastal, one mountain, one urban.

Confirm committees and chairs

For each of the nine governance domains.

Confirm committees and chairs

For each of the nine governance domains.

Sign partnership memoranda

With international partners for the AgeTech Accelerator.

Sign partnership memoranda

With international partners for the AgeTech Accelerator.

Link tourism to investment

Connect the Longevity Tourism Programme to the strategic-investment mechanism.

Link tourism to investment

Connect the Longevity Tourism Programme to the strategic-investment mechanism.

Assess social-care infrastructure

And launch the long-term care legal framework.

Assess social-care infrastructure

And launch the long-term care legal framework.

Measure the 2026 baselines

For the indicator framework.

Measure the 2026 baselines

For the indicator framework.

Foundation phase — 2026 to 2027

The full strategy

Five pillars. Seven initiatives.

Nine indicators with verified baselines.

Download the Roadmap 2035