MSF first worked in Albania in 1981. Prior to the war in Kosovo, we had been distributing medical supplies across the country and assisting the Ministry of Health in developing a long-term care programme in the hospital in Fier, southern Albania.
As people fleeing the Kosovo war began to enter Albania in 1999, MSF began providing assistance to refugees in camps, reception centres, hospitals, health posts and to people in remote villages throughout the country. This included providing medical, water and sanitation assistance.
1981
1981
![Kyrgyzstan - Decentralized care for TB patients Kyrgyzstan - Decentralized care for TB patients](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/5sunh8nrunvo8g8di0q4vjy7dmvljvni.jpg)
Global commitments to stop killer diseases put to the test – lives are hanging in the balance
![](/https/www.msf.org/themes/custom/msf_theme/src/kss/components/image/assets/placeholder.jpg)
MSF in Albania: Massive refugee aid programme
![](/https/www.msf.org/themes/custom/msf_theme/src/kss/components/image/assets/placeholder.jpg)
Problems to be faced clearing mines in Albania
![](/https/www.msf.org/themes/custom/msf_theme/src/kss/components/image/assets/placeholder.jpg)
Refugee numbers fall to 13,000
![](/https/www.msf.org/themes/custom/msf_theme/src/kss/components/image/assets/placeholder.jpg)
Plans for long term NGO activity in Albania
![](/https/www.msf.org/themes/custom/msf_theme/src/kss/components/image/assets/placeholder.jpg)