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
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Albania starts to rebuild after the Kosovar crisis
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MSF says civilian control of refugee resettlement in Kosovo is crucial
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Assistance and protection to Kosovo refugees in Albania
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Relocation of refugees in Kukes
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MSF Camp in Kukes - three days running
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