On 26 and 27 of March 2019 the team of the Univeristy of Pécs Medical School Migration Health Programs carried out a short training on the health aspects of migration. The event was organized jointly by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Federal Ministry of Health of Bosnia with partial funding from Switzerland. The training was held in Bihać, the administrative center of Una-Sana Canton Bosnia.
The training was chaired by Victor Olsavszky, WHO, Aida Omanović Public Health director of Una-Sana Canton, and the Team Leader of the Department of Migration Health of the University of Pécs Medical School, Dr Sitván Szilárd, and Marina Bera Assistant Minister of Federal Ministry of Health. The training focused on the technical aspects of professionals dealing with migrants and on the differences of treating them compared to local populations.
It was highlighted by Bosina officials that Bosnia is on the reform of mental health issues and also migration is a very highly active topic, and they need help from experts who have gone through these challenges in the past.