# Balkan regional mobile healthcare initiatives

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/balkan-regional-mobile-healthcare-initiatives
> Updated: 2026-09-20T15:36:09.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

Regional healthcare efforts in the Balkans are increasingly utilizing mobile units to reach rural and remote populations. In Croatia and Serbia, initiatives have focused on deploying mobile family medicine units, pharmacies, and ambulances equipped with diagnostic tools like EKG and ultrasound to serve elderly and less mobile citizens.

Building on these mobile service models, the DIABEYES project has launched as a cross-border partnership between Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. This specific initiative, led by the Zadar Public Health Institute, utilizes mobile teams and digital tools to focus on the early detection of diabetes and eye health complications in hard-to-reach areas.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-20: DIABEYES project launches cross-border diabetes screening

The DIABEYES project has launched in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to provide mobile diabetes screening and nutrition support to rural and underserved populations.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/diabeyes-project-launches-cross-border-diabetes-screening

### 2026-09-09: Mobile medical units expand healthcare access in Croatia and Serbia

Mobile medical units and pharmacies are being deployed in Croatia and Serbia to provide preventive care and diagnostics to rural, island, and remote populations.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mobile-medical-units-expand-healthcare-access-in-croatia-and-serbia

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Cite as: Balkan regional mobile healthcare initiatives. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/balkan-regional-mobile-healthcare-initiatives