Mostar hosts international symposium on transplantation medicine

An international symposium titled ‘Days of Transplantation Medicine in BiH – From Donation to Transplantation: Development of the Transplantation Program’ has opened at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mostar. The two-day event brings together medical experts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the region, and abroad to discuss the full spectrum of transplantation medicine.

Key topics include organ donation, identifying potential donors, intensive care unit operations, immunogenetics, laboratory support, and clinical transplantation. Discussions will also cover the long-term monitoring of transplant recipients. The symposium marks the tenth anniversary of the Tissue Typing and Immunogenetics Department of the Transfusion Center at the University Clinical Hospital Mostar.

Borjana Krišto, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of BiH, opened the event, emphasizing the importance of professional exchange and the role of institutions in supporting the development of transplantation medicine. Dr. Jadranka Knežević, head of the Transfusion Center at Mostar University Clinical Hospital, noted that the bone marrow stem cell donor registry has been built from the ground up over the last decade and serves as a vital resource for patients.