A total of 171 Albanian health professionals were licensed to work in Kosovo during 2025, including professionals from Kosovo and other Albanian regions.

The figures were announced by Durim Elshani, media adviser to Health Minister Arben Vitia, citing data from the Board for Licensing Foreign Health Professionals.

Of these, 12 are Kosovo citizens who returned to the country after completing their specializations in European countries.

The remaining 159 are Albanian health professionals holding foreign or dual citizenship who obtained licenses to practice their professions in Kosovo.

Meanwhile, according to data from the Kosovo Chamber of Physicians, 95 health professionals requested the necessary documentation to apply for work in European countries during 2025, the lowest number in recent years.

For comparison, 211 health professionals requested such documents in 2022.

Elshani stressed that requesting documentation to apply for work abroad does not necessarily mean that professionals have obtained licenses in European countries or left Kosovo.

He added that some health professionals have taken unpaid leave, worked temporarily in European countries and subsequently returned to continue working in Kosovo.