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Open Access 01-12-2007 | Debate

Health care in Bosnia and Herzegovina before, during, and after 1992–1995 war: a personal testimony

Author: Vladimir J Šimunović

Published in: Conflict and Health | Issue 1/2007

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Abstract

Market-based health care reform during democratic transition in Bosnia and Herzegovina was complicated by the 1992–1995 war, that devastated the country and greater part of its health care infrastructure. The course of the transition and consequences of war for the health system and health professionals are presented here from the perspective of the author. The description of real-life situations and their context is used to illustrate the problems physicians, as well as international community, were faced with and how they tried to cope with them during and after the war. Speaking openly about the mistakes that were made in those times is the first step in preventing them from happening again and an invitation for exchange of opinions and open academic discussion.
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Metadata
Title
Health care in Bosnia and Herzegovina before, during, and after 1992–1995 war: a personal testimony
Author
Vladimir J Šimunović
Publication date
01-12-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Conflict and Health / Issue 1/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1505-1-7

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