Respondents commented upon the post-war situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and its effect on service development.
One commented, perhaps more optimistically than most:
'We are at an exciting stage. Having started with a clean slate we have been able from the beginning to do: public health assessments of need before developing services; develop options for the type and mix of services needed in Sarajevo and the rational planning of services; support the independence of NGOs while ensuring that any of their palliative care services are part of the mainstream health services; have parallel, complementary strategies for developing formal education, services and research; ensure close collaboration and co-ordination; encourage a mix of players including the Ministry of Health, academia, NGOs and the local business community. But all of this is not without its problems and risks,
most notably the highly complex post war political, economic, legal, social and cultural environment.' 13
Health care expenditure (US$) per capita, Central and Eastern Europe
Source: WHO Regional Office for European Health for All database and HiTs
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