Healthcare Transfers in FBiH Worth 31,975,000 KM

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The Federal Government adopted five decisions on the adoption of the Spending Programme with criteria for the distribution of current transfers to other levels of government and funds, established by the Budget of the Federation of BiH for 2020 to the Federal Ministry of Health, in the total amount of 31,975,000 KM.

For financing the procurement of medicines and medical devices, provision of health services and implementation of the federal solidarity fund programme, a total of 28,500,000 KM is allocated, of which 11,500,000 KM for ensuring the right to health services financed from this fund, and 17,000,000 KM for medicines and medical devices.

In 2020, insured persons on the territory of the FBiH will be provided, at the expense of the FBiH solidarity fund, with the realisation of the right to health services, in accordance with the Decision on establishing the Basic Package of Health Rights, the Decision on establishing priority vertical health protection programmes of interest to the FBiH and the most complex forms of health protection from certain specialist activities, and in line with the scope of health services determined for this year.

For ensuring the right to health services financed from the federal solidarity fund in 2020, a total of 64,814,000 KM is planned, of which 11,500,000 KM from the Budget of the Federation of BiH and 53,314,000 KM from health insurance contributions and other sources.

A transfer to the Health Insurance and Reinsurance Institute of the FBiH - for co-financing the costs of displaced persons, 2,000,000 KM is allocated, which will co-finance health services for hospital treatment in health institutions in the FBiH for returnees from the FBiH to municipalities in the Republika Srpska.

For the health protection of Roma in the Federation of BiH, who due to their traditional way of life do not have a permanent place of residence or stay in the FBiH, 50,000 KM is allocated. For the Institute for Transfusion Medicine of the Federation of BiH, 1,125,000 KM is allocated for the successful performance of its activities, application of uniform standards in the collection, testing, processing, storage, issuance and use of blood and blood components, coordination of activities in the process of transfusion medicine in the FBiH, improvement of diagnostic services and promotion and increase in the number of voluntary blood donors.

For the Agency for Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare in the FBiH - AKAZ, an amount of 300,000 KM is allocated, which will be distributed for co-financing the costs of the Agency in 2020 arising from the performance of activities prescribed by the Law on the System for Improving Quality, Safety and Accreditation in Healthcare.