European Agency for Reconstruction
EAR has financed two projects as a part of the first phase of development of Telemedicine in Kosova 		 
       

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    The overall project of  Telemedicine in Kosova is planned to be implemented in three phases;  
 

Phase One

  
The first Phase involved the establishment of the Telemedicine Centre in Prishtina at the University Clinical Centre as the portal for telecommunications and the centre for training of physicians, nurses, and other technical personnel. This phase has been accomplished with funds from European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR). 
 
Phase Two
Telemedicine Association of Kosova in cooperation with Kosova Foundation for Medical Development  implemented the first phase of project (financed by EAR) and is in the process of implementing the second phase of  project jointly with KFMD.

 

  

The second Phase of the project is ongoing and includes a further development of TCK on becoming a MOH affiliated institution with the technical staff and the technical logistics able to move forward to the integration of telemedicine and e-health services with the other regional hospital sites in Kosova.  The second phase of the project of Telemedicine is planned to achieve the following:

  • Establish fully operational TCK in UCC as a portal for the overall telemedicine project.
  • Establish regional telemedicine canters (Gjilan, Ferizaj, Prizren, Gjakovė, Pejė, and Mitrovicė).
  • The regional centers will develop a plan and programme to ensure that the regional health houses and other medical practices will be able to be included in the telemedicine network. 
  • Their local and regional projects will ensure that proper education is provided for those centers and individuals and upgrade further human capacities to ensure proper leadership in preparation for the implementation of the third phase.
 		  
    Phase Three  
  In the third phase the health system of Kosovo will be fully integrated by information, instructional and consultative system, and supported by telecommunications. This phase will ensure the electronic highway which will manage the flow of medical information by using the IT technology.