Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Biography

Albana works as a Lecturer at Medicine University, Tirana, Albania, Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences. She holds PhD from Medicine University, focusing on healthcare women in Albania. She has 15 years of experience in nursing education, and 5 years in " Primary Health Care". In 2008 she became a "Member of the Nurses Order", where she contributes to the ongoing training of nursing staff. She has attended several training, workshops, and conferences national and international. Albana is part of the working group for designing the curriculum of the Professional Master "Family Nursing" at FSHMT, Medical University of Tirana, supported by HAP from 2019. She was part of the workgroup that designed and implemented Non-Communicable Disease protocols in primary health care, which was supported by HAP, a project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Her interest is focusing on supporting better politics in health and education adapting to the health needs in Albania's recent decades. She strongly believes that the nursing role in the health care setting is more important in an increase of the quality of health care ongoing service to the individuals, families, and community in Albania

Research Interest

Assessing Non-Communicable Disease Burden and Implications for Health Care Systems Background: WHO recently years emphasis on health politics Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) that presents the world leading deaths. The literature reported that NCD are 1.5 times higher risk in Pow-middle income countries than higher -income countries. Public health in every country worked very hard in update protocol with the best evidence and to improve the politics about modifiable risk. The five leading non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, respiratory disorders, cancer, and mental health condition. The aim of this study is to assess the burden of non-communicable diseases and its implications for healthcare systems. Methods: The scoping review approach was adapted to provide a summary of the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A thorough search of literature was conducted to systematically identify and evaluate published studies. Documentary evidence was gathered by searching five databases, including Medline, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus, for articles published between 2015 and 2023. In total, 20 articles met the established inclusion criteria. Results: Our focus were on five major NCD cardiovascular disease leading the major number of deaths about 17.9 million people every year, cancer disease had 9.3 million, chronic respiratory disease nearly 4.1 million and diabetes 2 million, approximately 970 million people live with a mental health disorder. Conclusion: Policymakers in every country need to recognized the challenge of managing non-communicable diseases that governments face in low- and middle-income countries and stressed cooperation between the public and private sectors. Even in attempting to increase access to care and to implement policies advocated by the WHO, far too many governments has experiencing difficulties relating to policy implementation, financing, and manpower shortage. The key determinants for the care of NCDs are geographic and financial access, health literacy, essential medicines, and skilled personnel. The use of mobile technology and information from screening programs can help enhance the delivery of care from a distance. It would take a multisectoral approach to ensure equity in accessing resources for NCD care. Abstract