Bosnia-Herzegovina is in the centre of the Balkans, with Croatia to the west and north and south, and Serbia to the east. The aftermath of war in Bosnia brought new levels of disease, disability, social isolation and poverty. Over time it also saw large numbers of refugees returning to the country. The economy of the Bosnia-Herzegovina is still heavily reliant upon donor contributions however, and this situation is becoming increasingly serious as such donors withdraw and foreign debt continues to rise.
One respondent commented:
'There are more than 2500 war injury survivors in Sarajevo, 50-80% have some form of chronic pain. There are about 1000 cancer deaths per year in Sarajevo, more than 800 have experienced pain. We suspect that these numbers are much larger for Bosnia-Herzegovina, but exact values are unknown. These numbers show that we need to establish palliative care and pain therapy networks …'14
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