7 March 2006

Health Professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina will Receive Specialized Training in Sweden

On 13 March, a team for orthopaedic surgery from Bosnia and Herzegovina comprised of three orthopaedic surgeons, an anaesthesiologist, and an operating theatre technician will be leaving for Sweden to receive specialized training. The orthopaedic surgeons, who are part of IOM’s Swedish Medical Programme, will be attending an advanced course in arthroscopic surgery in Are from 15 to 19 March, while the remaining team members will be receiving practical training in Stockholm. After the training, members of the team will remain in Sweden in order to gain practical experience in advanced arthroscopic surgery techniques.

This training complements a training already completed by a team of rehabilitation (post-operative care) specialists who have just returned from Sweden where they attended a ten-day educational course.

The introduction of modern treatment methods in the field of orthopaedics is essential in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is significantly behind in its treatment methods for joint injuries.

Since 1995, IOM’s Swedish Medical Programme has worked to build the capacity of local medical institutions by providing on-the-job training and knowledge exchange through visits of Swedish medical teams, who perform complicated surgeries in Bosnia and Herzegovina with local counterparts, and by having doctors from Bosnia and Herzegovina attend trainings in Sweden.

For any additional information please contact:

Mrs. Edita Selimbegović, PR Consultant, International Organization for Migration – Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tel: +387 (0)33 648 150 Fax: +387 (0)33 648 202 Mob: +387 (0)61 212 259.