(Patria) - The Government of Sarajevo Canton, at the proposal of the KS Ministry of Veterans' Affairs, adopted the Program for preventive health systematic check-ups for veterans of Sarajevo Canton for 2026.
This step continues the support for the Program, which is a response to the real needs of the veteran population, with a significant increase in budget funds and user coverage.
According to the Ministry, the main goal of the program is the early detection of health problems, with a special emphasis on cardiovascular diseases, which have been recognized in previous years as the leading cause of illness among defenders. Given the alarming data on the increase in the number of serious illnesses (cancers, MS, heart diseases), preventive check-ups are a key tool for timely intervention and saving lives.
Preventive check-ups in the current year are adapted to the gender of the users and will be carried out in selected healthcare institutions in the Sarajevo Canton area, to be maximally accessible to users.
Check-ups for women include:
1. Internal medicine specialist examination
2. Thyroid ultrasound
3. Abdominal and pelvic ultrasound
4. Color Doppler of neck blood vessels
5. Heart ultrasound
6. ECG
7. Gynecological examination + PAP test + transvaginal ultrasound
8. Laboratory tests: CBC, differential blood count, blood glucose, creatinine, urea, cholesterol, LDL, HDL, VLDL, triglycerides, serum iron, AST, ALT, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, GGT, LDH, urine TSH, FT3, FT4
9. Helicobacter pylori
10. Color Doppler of leg arteries and veins
11. Chest X-ray
12. Breast ultrasound
13. Breast mammography.
Examinations for men include:
1. Internal medicine specialist examination
2. Thyroid ultrasound
3. Abdominal and pelvic ultrasound, and prostate
4. Color Doppler of neck blood vessels
5. Heart ultrasound
6. ECG
7. Urological examination
8. Laboratory tests: CBC, differential blood count, blood glucose, creatinine, urea, cholesterol, LDL, HDL, VLDL, triglycerides, serum iron, AST, ALT, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, GGT, LDH, urine TSH, FT3, FT4, PSA
9. Helicobacter pylori;
10. Color Doppler of leg arteries and veins
11. Chest X-ray
For the implementation of this program in 2026, 600,000 KM is planned, which represents a significant increase compared to previous years. In 2025, 300,600 KM was spent for these purposes.
According to the KS Ministry of Veterans' Affairs, this program is a response to the real needs of the population, as more than 5,000 requests for assistance in treating serious illnesses were received during 2025 alone, confirming the justification of investing in prevention.
"Previous experiences have shown that this type of support is necessary. In 2024, 454 individuals were examined, while in 2025, that number increased to 704. With the planned 600,000 KM this year, our goal is to further expand coverage and enable our defenders to undergo comprehensive examinations in one place," said the Minister of Veterans' Affairs, Omer Osmanović.
The Ministry of Veterans' Affairs will conduct a public procurement procedure to select healthcare institutions that can provide all the listed services "in one place". The Government also tasked the KS Ministry of Veterans' Affairs and the Association of Unified Veterans' Organization "Union of Veterans" KS to prepare unified lists of defenders applying for preventive health systematic check-ups for all members of the Coordination of Veterans' Associations to whom the implementation of this Program for 2026 applies.
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