Since 2017, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) , in cooperation with local partners, has been implementing training activities within the framework of strengthening the capacities of emergency medicine and rescue services in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In period May 7 to 13, 2023, and in cooperation with the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina TIKA organized search and rescue training in urban areas.
Along the side of this training, first aid training in search and rescue was also implemented.
Health professionals, nurses and technicians from the Clinic for Internal Medicine and the Clinic for Anesthesiology and Reanimation, the University Clinical Center Tuzla took an active part in th training. The team from the Clinic for Internal Medicine consisted technicians of the ICU Department Mirzet Nuhanović and Ibrahim Jahić. Nurses and technicians Meliha Halilović, Enisa Softić and Amir Borić from the Clinic for Anesthesiology and Reanimation also attended this training.
The aim of the organizers was education and special training of rescue teams, as well as the exchange of experiences and the strengthening of capacities for action in emergency situations.