Health condition of the inhabitants of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1999.

In this paper is being presented the health condition of the inhabitants in F Bosnia and Herzegovina on the basis of the available negative indicators of health as follows: morbidity and mortality. The morbidity is being presented the review of the leading diseases of the adult inhabitants old 19 and more years, of preschool and school age children. The mortality, as better indicator of health condition of the inhabitants, is presented by leading causes of death, according the sex and age. These data we compared with those from 1991 and noticed that are not recorded great deviations.

[Criteria for evaluation in family medicine]. / Kriteriji za evaluaciju u porodicnoj medicini.

For successful evaluation and the follow up of the family medicine team work it is necessary to develop evaluation criteria. Monitoring and evaluation criteria are numerous and different among countries depending on the health care development and the economic power of the country. In the present circumstances, taking in consideration health care reform through Primary Health Care (PHC) through family medicine team, the following criteria are proposed: equity, availability, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, efficacy, quality and satisfaction of user and health services providers. Indicators for the above mentioned criteria are also defined to estimate criteria achieved development. First indicator group relates on the medical-social indicator (for example number of families, structure of families and structures of concerning population) and the others social-economic indicators (GNP, expenditure in the health and social sector per capita, etc.). Second indicator group follows up the content of family medicine team work as follows: indicator of active and passive health care (for example number of doctor services, number of doctor and nurses home visits, consultation services, diagnostic procedures etc.). Third indicator group relates on the economic aspect, meaning the cost of implementation of such program, according indicator on content of work. Suggested criteria with indicators present the basic minimum databases, which would give the possibilities to have continuous overview in family medicine team functioning as well in its quality of work.

[Bibliographies of medical books in Bosnia and Herzegovina]. / Bibliografija ljekarusa u Bosni i Hercegovini.

Many scientists have written about Turkish, Arabic and medical books. The most important authors among them are: Osman Sokolovic: "Orijentalne medicinske knjige moje knjiznice", Hrvatska drzavna tiskara, Zagreb, Podruznica Sarajevo, Sarajevo, 1945, od 10-15; Prim. dr. Hamdija Karamehmedovic; Ibn al-Nefis, "Mudzez al-Kanum", Republicki zavod za zdravstvenu zastitu Sarajevo, 1961, 1-219; Mr ph Samuel Elazar, Ajnija Omanic: "Bibliografija medicinskih djela u SR BiH do 1895." Medicinska knjiga Beograd-Zagreb 1984; Besides, the great contribution in bibliography was given by dr Lujo Taler, prof. dr. Drazen Grmek, dr. Jasa Roman, Kasim ef. Dobraca, Radmila Fabijanic, Hivzija ef. Hasandedic, prof. dr. Zdravko Devetak, prim. dr. Alija Karahasanovic, Salih ef. Trako i Lejla Gazic. The first list of medical books from the territory of The Former Yugoslavia was prepared and published by Jasa Roman: Jugoslovenska bibliografija Ijekarusa i narodnih medicinskih rukopisam Naucno drustvo za istoriju zdravstvene culture Jugoslavije, Beograd, 1973. But, there are also many writings and book ("the old books") that have not been evidented yet. The reason for this is the fact that catalogues in private and public chemistries were not updated. This is why numerous documents have not been processed. These documents are the most important source of data about our health past, and that is why it is necessary to investigate, note and process them permanently in all aspects. The goal of this paper is to make a short preview of updated bibliography in Bosnia and Herzagovina, and to analyse methodology of making them.

[Medical congresses in Bosnia-Herzegovina during wars]. / Kongresi lijecnika u ratovima na teritoriji Republike Bosne i Hercegovine.

According to the data collected from the profesional associations of health workers, numerous physicians and other health workers were actively included in the former wars for liberation of our country. A great number of them was killed on the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. An the beginning of the World War II in Bosnia and Herzegovina were 380 physicians out of which 105 survived the War with a few tenth of other health workers. During the war hospitals, health center, other health institutions and a number of medical personnel were active health to the Government in organization of the health system, health workers education and out-door activities. During the World War II 3 physician congresses were organized. Now, at the time of brutal aggression on B&H we organized two Congresses of Physicians named "War medicine". Topics, formerly elaborated on the previous Congresses of the former was participant physicians will present the aims and the conclusions of the Congress.

[The public health sequelae of smoking (on the occasion of World Health Day)]. / O javnozdravstvenim posljedicama pusenja (u povodu Svjetskog dana zdravlja).

In occasion of The World Day of Health a short review on public and health consequences of smoking is given here. The author makes comments on health and economic consequences of smoking. Particularly there are presented researching results of smoking habit at health workers who are employed in clinics and institutes of University-medical centre and among students of Medical, Stomatology, Pharmacy faculty and High medical school in Sarajevo.