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, located in close proximity to the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Center. Their primary mission was to ensure medical care and emergency support for the thousands of attendees who gathered to honor the memory of the victims of the gravest crime committed on European soil since World War II.
The UKC Tuzla mobile surgical team included: Prof. Dr. Šekib Umihanić, Director of the University Clinical Center Tuzla, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nusret Ramić, Prim. M.r. med. sci. Samir Hodžić, medical technicians: Damir Avdičević, Osman Merdanović, Sead Mehmedović, and Zijad Malkić, and driver: Almir Krajinović
Throughout the event, the team primarily intervened in cases of exhaustion, elevated blood pressure, acute episodes of chronic illnesses, and minor injuries caused by prolonged walking and high temperatures. Fortunately, there were no serious medical incidents reported.
