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Queen's Visits to Bosnia in 2005 and 2006
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Photos above:
1: Dr Kathy Rowe, Dr Jane Salvage (WHO) and Senior Nursing Officers from Bosnia
2: Bosnian nurses at work
3: Lilijana, Bosnian Nursing Officer
Dr Jane Salvage, World Health Organisation visit in April 2006
A lunchtime seminar was given by Dr Jane Salvage, Author and International Nursing Consultant, who gave a stimulating presentation during her visit to the School on Nursing Development in Bosnia entitled 'Healing Old Wounds' on Monday 3rd April 2006. The presentation highlighted the extent of her work in Bosnia.
European Union/World Health Organisation Background The country Bosnia and Herzegovina comprises two entities (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, FBiH and the Republic Srpska, RS) and the independently administered Brcko District. FBiH has a central federal ministry of health and its 10 regions called cantons, each has a ministry of health. RS has a ministry of health and 3 regions. This diversity (which is also replicated in health professional education) militates against cohesion and setting common standards. (Salvage 2005) Nursing Programme The European Union is funding a major project to support health care reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, co-sponsored and implemented via WHO. Project Component 1 on health policy has a number of interrelated streams, including 'the role of the nurse and nursing policy development'. The work was led by WHO nursing consultant Jane Salvage former WHO Regional Adviser for Nursing and Midwifery. Jane elicited strong support from the ministers of health of FBiH and RS during detailed discussions on nursing priorities, and established links with nursing leaders. Led by the chief nurses of the entity ministries, the membership of existing working groups was expanded to create a new national nursing leadership group comprising representatives from both entities and Brcko district. This ensured balanced representation of nursing leaders from all over the country. In November, 2005 Dr Kathy Rowe from the school of nursing and midwifery accompanied Dr Jane Salvage to Sarajevo, Bosnia and met EU/WHO representatives, the Chief Nurses and the national nurses’ leadership group members. During the visit, the group nominated a subgroup to work intensively on nursing and midwifery education. Members of this subgroup expressed their readiness to cooperate with Queen’s, taking into account that possible future collaboration activities between nurses from Northern Ireland and Bosnian nurses, need certain financial support. |
Queen's Visit to Bosnia in April and November 2005
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Photos above:
1: View of Sarajevo from top of the United Nation’s Building
2: One of the Government Chief Nurses in Bosnia
3: On the right Lilijana. A head nurse from Bosnia. Lilijana was hosted by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Queens in April 2005
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Photos above:
4: Dr Jane Salvage and nurses who attended the workshop
5: Kathy talking to one of the Government Chief nurses during the coffee break
6: Snowy Cold Bosnia - Dr Jane Salvage and Dr Kathy Rowe with a World Health Organisation representative
7: Jane Salvage and Kathy Rowe during the meeting with Heads of Nursing in Bosnia in November 2005
8: As above
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Photos above:
1: Brcko Library, Bosnia
2: The two Chief Nursing Officers in Bosnia
3: Dr Jane Salvage in discussion with Senior Nursing Education Group in Bosnia
In February/March 2006 Kathy again accompanied Jane to Bosnia, this time meeting the nursing education subgroup in Brcko and the Minister of Health for Brcko. It was agreed that the education of nurses and midwives at all levels needs major improvement to prepare nurses to respond more effectively to the needs of patients and the population. The goal is to create a more competent, safe and effective nursing and midwifery workforce through development and implementation of a national strategy for nursing and midwifery education, paying due regard to the diverse needs of the population and regional/local diversity. The nursing leadership FBiH and RS developed their vision for nursing and midwifery as follows: Our Vision: Nurses lead the profession nationally, using the best nursing practice regulated by law in a well-functioning health system, conforming to professional standards, to create Health for All. It will take much effort and some years to achieve this, but an important start has been made |
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