Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Renal replacement therapy in Bosnia and Herzegovina: report of the Society of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Renal replacement therapy (RRT) had been established in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the war in 1992–1995. During the war, the activity of the dialysis centres could only continue because of donations of supply provided by Medicine Du Monde and the European Union [1]. Since 1997, the expenses of dialysis treatment are again met by the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1997, the Society ...

Executive Functions in Preschool Children Born Preterm in Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Background: Preterm born children are at an increased risk for having cognitive and motor impairments at preschool age. In addition to this, children born preterm have a number of deficits in executive functioning. Although there are numerous studies examining executive functions (EF) in preterm born children, few used ecologically valid measures of EF. The goal of the present study was to exam...

Horseflies (diptera: Tabanidae) of South - East Herzegovina (bosnia and Herzegovina)

The article presents the horsefly fauna (Dipteral: Tabanidae) of the southeast Herzegovina region, Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the 1987-1990 and 2003–2005 periods we collected a total of 847 horseflies representing 27 species and classified in eight genera. The most common genus is Tabanus represented with 12 species, followed by the genera Hybomitra – 6, Haematopota – 3 Chrysops – 2, and At...

Snakebites in Mostar region, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the snakebites in patients hospitalized at the Mostar Clinical Hospital, admitted between 1983 and 2006. A total of 341 patients were recorded, with moderate men predominance (52.8%). Majority of patients were bitten for the first time (99.1%). In 98.8% of patients snakebite occurred to the bare skin, most commonly during June to September per...

Oral Health Prevention in Bosnia and Herzegovina