108,000 Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccines Approved for Import into BiH

(Patria) - The Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been informed that the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices, in accordance with the Law on Medicines and Medical Devices of BiH, has issued decisions for the import of vaccines into our country.

"Article 66, paragraph 7, states that, by way of exception to the provision of paragraph (3) of this article, if the Council of Ministers of BiH declares a state of emergency, upon the joint proposal of the entity ministries of health and the Department of Health of Brčko District, the Agency may approve the import of medicines that have not received marketing authorization if such medicines are necessary for the prevention or elimination of the consequences of such a state, has issued Decisions for the import of vaccines into BiH.

These are 108,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines. The selected wholesaler, based on a previously conducted tender, is Hercegovina lijek d.o.o., which is registered in the Agency for Medicines with the necessary GDP certificate," the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH announced.

"Therefore, after all previously undertaken initiatives and activities, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has completed all procedures for the unimpeded delivery of vaccines to BiH. This act creates all the conditions for vaccines to begin arriving in BiH without hindrance, for the benefit of the citizens of BiH," the Ministry stated.