Presentation of the assessment methodology, assessment results and recommendations on the actions needed to be taken to ensure the sustainability of the opioid agonist therapy programme in the context of transition from donor support to domestic funding in Albania.

Context

The assessment was conducted in 2022 exploring the current situation, progress achieved, the risks and opportunities pertaining to the sustainability of the OAT programme in Albania, with a focus on the following issue areas: policy and governance, finance and resources, and services.

The assesment was conducted and the webinar is being organized by the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association within the framework of the regional project entitled, ’Sustainability of Services for Key Populations in the EECA Region’, implemented by a consortium of organisations from the EECA region under the leadership of the ICF ’Alliance for Public Health’ in partnership with the NGO, ’All-Ukrainian Network of PLHIV’, with the financial support from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

When: 02.03. at 2 p.m. Tirana time (CET). Expected length of the webinar – up to 1.5 hours.

How to join: to join the webinar please register in advance using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMscu6prjkuGNNupSyStSsExO1Fw0mnedE6

Who:

Besnik Hoxha – independent consultant, OAT expert from Albania, author of the report on the results of the assessment of the sustainability of the opioid agonist therapy programme in the context of transition from donor support to domestic funding in Albania.

Ivan Varentsov – Sustainability and Transition Advisor, Eurasian Harm Reduction Association

Language: English\Albanian with simultaneous translation

Webinar agenda:

• Introduction, review of the agenda (5 min)
• Conceptual framework and assessment methodology (10 мин) (Varentsov)
• OAT context in Albania (10 min) (Hoxha)
• Brief overview of the approach and process for assessing the sustainability of OAT programs in Albania (10 min) (Hoxha)
• Presentation of the assessment results and recommendations (30 min) (Hoxha)
• Discussion (25 min)

Pre-final version of the report “Republic of Albania: Assessment of the sustainability of the opioid agonist therapy programme in the context of transition from donor support to domestic funding” is available in English and Albanian at:  https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/i2id199m6g25rhivnu4vd/h?dl=0&rlkey=j5172qazbt21ew2nufy9gra50

In case of any questions related to registration/participation in the webinar – please contact ivan@harmreductioneurasia.org