Research & policy hub
Holds the evidence base and turns it into policy recommendations tied to EU accession.
About ANCHL
Building Albania's National Centrefor Healthy Longevity
Albanian National Center for Healthy Longevity (ANCHL) is Albania's national platform dedicated to transforming healthy longevity into an economic, workforce and competitiveness strategy.
Our mission is to make healthy longevity a measurable policy and business standard: helping municipalities set concrete targets, helping corporations build healthier and more productive workforces, and helping healthier aging populations become an engine of economic growth rather than a cost to be managed.
What the Centre does
Four responsibilities, one institution
National coordination
Convenes ministries, municipalities, universities and partners across nine committees.
Healthy longevity strategy
Carries the Roadmap 2035 — five pillars and seven flagship initiatives.
Evidence & implementation
Publishes the Albania Longevity Index and reports on progress each year.
2026
The year the Roadmap 2035 was adopted and the National Centre proposed as its first flagship initiative.
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Flagship initiatives translate the vision into action. The Centre is the first, and coordinates the other six.
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Governance committees span health systems, social care, economy, territory, technology, tourism, talent, EU policy and communication.
Vision 2035
By 2035, Albania positions itself as a Healthy Longevity Nation — turning ageing from a demographic challenge into a source of competitiveness, investment and international positioning in the Western Balkans.
Albania Healthy Longevity Roadmap 2035
Governance
Nine domains heldby one structure
Governance structure as set out in the Roadmap 2035. Chairs and mandates are to be confirmed in 2026.
- 01Health Systems & Long-Term Care
- 02Social Care & Infrastructure
- 03Economy, Finance & Investment
- 04Municipalities & Territorial Development
- 05Technology & Innovation
- 06Health Tourism
- 07Education & Talent / Diaspora
- 08Public Policy & EU
- 09Communication & Positioning
The road to 2026
Eight decisions on theway to a real institution
01
Finalise the draft Roadmap
With input from invited speakers and experts.
01
Finalise the draft Roadmap
With input from invited speakers and experts.
02
Identify the host institution
For the National Centre for Healthy Longevity.
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Identify the host institution
For the National Centre for Healthy Longevity.
03
Select three pilot municipalities
One coastal, one mountain, one urban.
03
Select three pilot municipalities
One coastal, one mountain, one urban.
04
Confirm committees and chairs
For each of the nine governance domains.
04
Confirm committees and chairs
For each of the nine governance domains.
05
Sign partnership memoranda
With international partners for the AgeTech Accelerator.
05
Sign partnership memoranda
With international partners for the AgeTech Accelerator.
06
Link tourism to investment
Connect the Longevity Tourism Programme to the strategic-investment mechanism.
06
Link tourism to investment
Connect the Longevity Tourism Programme to the strategic-investment mechanism.
07
Assess social-care infrastructure
And launch the long-term care legal framework.
07
Assess social-care infrastructure
And launch the long-term care legal framework.
08
Measure the 2026 baselines
For the indicator framework.
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Measure the 2026 baselines
For the indicator framework.
Foundation phase — 2026 to 2027
The full strategy
Five pillars. Seven initiatives.
Nine indicators with verified baselines.
Download the Roadmap 2035