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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

The National AIDS Strategy for Bosnia Herzegovina can be found here.

General

Population (2007)¹ 3,842,942

Life Expectancy (2006)² 75.0

Men
Women
72.1
77.3

Unemployment rate (2007)³ 29.0%

GDP per capita (2007)⁴ US$ 6,600

Source:

1. BiH Statistics

2. World Bank Developmental Indicators

3. BiH Labor Force Survey

4- CIA World Factbook, GDP per capita in Purchasing Power Standard Terms

HIV/AIDS

Total cumulative registered cases of people with AIDS
(1986 - 2007) 138

Source: Partnerships In Health Bosnia and Herzegovina

Acknowledgements
Foundation Partnerships in Health – Bosnia and Herzegovina would like to express gratitude and acknowledgments to the following partners: Partner institutions and international organizations: Ministry of Health of Federation BiH, Ministry of Health and Welfare of Republika Srpska, Institute of Public Health of Federation BiH Institute of Public Health of Federation Republika Srpska UNDP Global Fund Sida UNFPA UNICEF CCM National HIV & AIDS Coordinators: Dr. Zlatko Čardaklija , HIV/AIDS coordinator FBiH Dr. Nataša Lončarević, HIV/AIDS coordinator RS Members of Advisory Board and expert teams: Dr. Goran Čerkez, Deputy Minister of Health, Federal MOH Dr. Milan Latinović, Deputy Minister of Health, RS MOH Dr. Jasna Šadić, CCM Chair Dr. Zlatko Čardaklija, HIV/AIDS coordinator FBiH Dr. Nataša Lončarević, HIV/AIDS coordinator RS Dr. Zlatko Vučina, Head of IPH FBiH Dr. Milka Dančević-Gojković, Deputy of Head of IPH FBiH Dr. Dragana Stojisavljević, Head of IPH RS Dr. Nešad Šeremet, UNDP Prorgamme director Slavenka Perković, SIDA representative Dr. Biljana Lakić , National Coordinator for Mental Health of Republika Srpska Dr. Tatjana Maglov, National Coordinator for fight against drug and alcohol abuse of Republika Srpska Members of FPH training teams: Danijela Ovčina Dr. Vesna Hadžiosmanović Dr. Enis Hasanović Dr. Jasna Topalović Dr. Sana Šabovic Dr. Ljiljana Leovac Tajiba Nurkić Dr. Lejla Čalikić Dr. Anesa Smailbegović Nada Huseinspahić Dr. Jadranka Nikolić Dženita Hodžić Dr. Nevzeta Ibrahimpašić Dženita Hodžić Dr. Tatjana Roganović Dr. Anna Ćulafić Maja Fazlinović Dr. Jelana Firesku Branka Jović Novka Rašević Dr. Svjetlana Adžić Dr. Radoslav Nikolić Dr. Jadranka Đuranović
Local non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
A project summary for each of the NGOs can be found here.
	Asocijacija za seksualno i reproduktivo zdravlje Asocijacija za podršku oboljelim od HIV/AIDS-a Association for Reproductive Health XY Međunarodni centar za djecu i omladinu Novo Sarajevo Kemala Kapetanovića 17 71000 Sarajevo Tel. +387-33-71-73-01 Fax. +387-33-71-73-00 Email. bhrpa.xy@bih.net.ba XY Website: www.xy.com.ba Apoha Website: www.xy.com.ba/a/ The main activity of XY is the promotion of sexual and reproductive rights, health and services for all, and especially for vulnerable groups and youth in BiH. The organization is active on the whole territory of BiH and is fighting to improve the access and accessibility of information on sexual and reproductive health and public awareness since its beginnings.
	Udruženje građana za podršku resocijalizaciji ovisnih izlijenčenih od droge Citizens Association for the Support, Treatment & Re-socialization of Drug Addicts Kotromanića 48 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel/Fax. +387-33-615-053 Mobile. +387-61-250-656 Email. ugproi@bih.net.ba Website: www.narkomanija.org/ugproi Contact: Samir Ibišević, President UG PROI has run a drug abuse help-line and one-to-one counselling for the last 3 years, which provides a confidential source of advice and in most cases acts as the first step on the road to recovery.
	Viktorija Savjetovalište za Prevenciju i Tretman Ovisnosti Counselling Office for Prevention and Treatment of Addiction Jovana Dučića 13,Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. +387-51-211-525 Fax. +387-51-211-525 Website: www.izaberi-zivot.rs.ba NGO Viktorija was established 2002. It is an NGO from Banja Luka, which currently works in Republic of Srpska. The main focus is work with drug addicts and their families.