# Instituti i Shëndetit Publik

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## TL;DR

Albania's national public health institute. It reported 7,076 new cancers diagnosed in Albania in 2024.

## Summary

The Instituti i Shëndetit Publik is Albania's public health institute, with directorates including chronic diseases and radiation protection. Its World Cancer Day statement of February 2026 reports 7,076 new cancer cases diagnosed in Albania in 2024, the commonest being non-melanoma skin cancer (1,216 cases), breast cancer in women (805) and lung cancer (771), together about 40% of the total; it says cancers have made up about 15% of deaths each year over the last ten years and are the second cause of death after heart disease. Its address is Rruga Aleksandër Moisiu 80, Tirana; the coordinates are OpenStreetMap's point for the institute.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: ISHP; Institute of Public Health, Albania
- City: Tirana, AL
- Type: government
- Website: https://www.ishp.gov.al/

## Sources

- ISHP: World Cancer Day, 4 February 2026 (in Albanian): https://www.ishp.gov.al/4-shkurt-2026-dita-boterore-e-kancerit/
- ISHP: contact (in Albanian): https://www.ishp.gov.al/kontakt/

## Connected records

- institutions: [Fondi i Sigurimit të Detyrueshëm të Kujdesit Shëndetësor](https://onco.cc/institutions/fsdksh-albania/), [University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa", Tirana](https://onco.cc/institutions/mother-teresa-hospital-tirana/)

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