Europe
Healthcare and travel insurance in Albania
$591health spend per person
Healthcare in Albania
Public facilities are poor, especially outside Tirana. Private hospitals in Tirana are better and affordable; serious cases may need evacuation abroad, so insure for it.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies (farmaci) are plentiful in towns; staff in Tirana often speak some English.
- Doctors: 1.9 per 1,000 people (2020, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 112 · Ambulance 127 · Fire 128.
Healthcare & insurance by place
- TiranaHealthcare & insurance
- SarandaHealthcare & insurance
- KsamilHealthcare & insurance
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- ShkodërHealthcare & insurance
- HimaraHealthcare & insurance
- DurrësHealthcare & insurance
- VlorëHealthcare & insurance
- ThethHealthcare & insurance
- DhërmiHealthcare & insurance
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Albania
- e-Albania government services portal
- Speedtest Global Index: Albania
- EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Albania
- World Bank open data
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