World Hepatitis Day is observed annually on July 28, commemorating the birthday of Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg, the American scientist who discovered the hepatitis B virus and developed the first vaccine against it, a breakthrough that earned him the Nobel Prize in 1976. The World Health Organization uses this occasion to highlight the global importance…
The University Clinical Center Tuzla was honored today by the visit of Major General Mirsad Ahmić, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During his visit, Major General Ahmić held a meeting with the Director of the University Clinical Center Tuzla, Prof. Dr. Šekib Umihanić. The primary objective…
The University Clinical Center Tuzla (UKC Tuzla) has recently acquired new medical equipment as part of its ongoing efforts to modernize healthcare services and enhance the quality of diagnostics and treatment. Among the newly delivered equipment is an endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) system, which will be utilized at the Clinic for Pulmonary Diseases. This advanced imaging…
World Hepatitis Day, observed annually on July 28, is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness, promoting prevention, and supporting individuals affected by viral hepatitis. On this occasion, the Clinic for Infectious Diseases at the University Clinical Center Tuzla is organizing a series of activities to increase public and professional understanding of hepatitis, its causes,…
The mobile surgical team of the University Clinical Center Tuzla (UKC Tuzla) took part in providing essential medical support during the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the genocide against Bosniaks in Srebrenica, committed in what was then a United Nations-protected area. The team was stationed at the clinic operated by the humanitarian organization Emmaus,…