Public Health Clinics in Trouble Because of Politics

Politically minded managements of health care clinics in the Republika Srpska hire excess staff and run up debts.
Continued support to investigative journalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

For the next four years the Embassy of Sweden will continue to provide financial support to Centre for Investigative Reporting, CIN.
Thousand Patients on a Waiting List

Due to the malfunctioning of the magnetic resonance scanner in the Cantonal Hospital Zenica, a number of patients have been put on a waiting list. Repair of the machine will take months. Meanwhile patients have to repeat testing and bear additional costs.
Prosecutors Investigate My Clinic’s Business Deals

Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into a private health care provider My Clinic business deals. Dr. Emir Talirević owns the clinic.
Sarajevo Canton Health Care Fund’s Improper Practices

Federation auditors found evidence that the Fund has illegally spent dozens of millions KM to buy medical and IT equipment and get licenses for other health care institutions in Sarajevo Canton.
Public Call for Businessman Talirević

A public call for histopathological testing in Sarajevo stipulated that only private clinics could compete. Only one had a license to do this type of analysis.
Sebija Izetbegović’s Expensive Histopathology

After Sebija Izetbegović was appointed manager of General Hospital, she outsourced histopathological testing to a private clinic of a friend who did the work for nearly triple the old price.
Drugs in USK: Fund Lost Millions that Went into Businessmen’s Pockets

For nearly 10 years, the Una-Sana Canton Health Care Fund illegally bought drugs from two private firms using taxpayer money.
CIN Databases Among Five Best World Projects

The Center for Investigative Reporting in Sarajevo (CIN) is listed among the five best digital projects in the media category of a world renowned award held under the auspices of the United Nations.