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National Centre for Healthy Longevity
A research and policy hub coordinating the initiatives and anchoring the Roadmap in an institution.
Proposed ownerMinistry of Health + a university
The Roadmap 2035
Building Albania's healthylongevity strategy
A national transformation agenda for 2026–2035 — five strategic pillars, seven flagship initiatives and an indicator framework that turns ageing into a source of competitiveness, investment and EU convergence.
The framework
Five pillars, read asone connected system
Select any pillar to bring it forward; the others recede. Each carries a measurable 2035 objective — visible at all times.
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Human capital & EU
Productivity, labour-force participation, pension sustainability and income convergence with the European Union.
2035 — Raise HALE towards the EU average
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Social care
2035 OBJECTIVE
A certified network in every municipality
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Health innovation
2035 OBJECTIVE
A functioning AgeTech ecosystem
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Longevity tourism
2035 OBJECTIVE
The wellness destination of the region
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Diaspora & talent
2035 OBJECTIVE
An active diaspora network
Our work
Seven flagship initiativestranslate the vision into action
Each initiative carries a proposed institutional owner. Owners are proposals from the Roadmap and are not yet confirmed appointments.
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Social Care Infrastructure Plan
Home and community care, a long-term care legal framework, geriatric units and provider certification.
Proposed ownerMoHSP + municipalities
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Albania Longevity Index
An annual comparison of municipalities on healthy-longevity and age-friendliness indicators.
Proposed ownerINSTAT + the National Centre
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Age-Friendly Municipalities Network
Pilot municipalities under the WHO framework, each with a local champion and low-cost interventions.
Proposed ownerMunicipalities + Ministry of Interior
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Longevity Tourism Programme
The region's wellness destination, linked to the Strategic Investment mechanism.
Proposed ownerMinistry of Tourism + private sector
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Healthy Workplace Initiative
Helping employers reduce chronic disease and raise productivity.
Proposed ownerEmployers' associations
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AgeTech Innovation Accelerator
Start-ups in digital health, health AI and care technology.
Proposed ownerGIZ, SIDA, EBRD
From strategy to action
A decade in three phases
2026202820312035
We are here
PHASE 012026–2027
Foundation
- Roadmap adoption
- Committees established
- The National Centre
- Three pilot municipalities
- LTC legal framework launched
PHASE 022028–2031
Build-out
- Annual Longevity Index
- AgeTech Accelerator
- Care expansion and certification
- Tourism pilot projects
PHASE 032032–2035
Consolidation
- Regional positioning
- Full EU framework integration
- Measured HALE gains
- Documented healthcare savings
We are here
PHASE 012026–2027
Foundation
- Roadmap adoption
- Committees established
- The National Centre
- Three pilot municipalities
- LTC legal framework launched
PHASE 022028–2031
Build-out
- Annual Longevity Index
- AgeTech Accelerator
- Care expansion and certification
- Tourism pilot projects
PHASE 032032–2035
Consolidation
- Regional positioning
- Full EU framework integration
- Measured HALE gains
- Documented healthcare savings
The living system
One strategy, held byseven kinds of partner
ANCHLThe coordinating hub
GovernmentResearchMunicipalitiesUniversitiesHospitalsPrivate sectorInternational partners
STRATEGIC DIFFERENTIATION
Albania is the most advanced in accession
negotiations in the region — and now, with a median age equal to the EU's, demographically European as well.
— Albania Healthy Longevity Roadmap 2035, §7
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The EU framework at the centre
Accession is the central pillar the strategy is built on — not a side session bolted onto a health plan.
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Authentic Blue Zones
Real longevity geography, on the coast and in the highlands — not a borrowed marketing label.
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The diaspora as a network
Reframed from loss into a living network of expertise, investment and return.
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Tourism into investment
A direct route from longevity tourism to the Strategic Investment mechanism.
