Doctors and medical staff of health centers in the Una-Sana Canton (USC) provide daily medical care for about 900 migrants and refugees in the Lipa migrant center near Bihać.

The biggest problem is the infection with scabies, which is expected given the difficult living conditions in the earlier period.

-This is our most serious problem at the moment, because almost every other person currently staying here is infected with scabies. Our medical teams have taken this problem very seriously, and the Institute of Public Health assisted in the development of treatment protocols, i.e. the control and prevention of further spread of the infection. The individual treatment in the tents has been determined exactly- said Minister of Health of the USC, Nermina Ćemalović.

The importance of providing heated living spaces, hygiene supplies, as well as space for maintaining personal hygiene was also emphasized.

-Conditions have significantly improved and these people have finally been provided with dignified treatment. I am especially glad that clear rules of conduct have been introduced in the tent settlement. Also, donors are helping to procure food, shoes, clothes and other necessities- said the Secretary of the Red Cross of the City of Bihać.

Migrants and refugees are much happier with the current situation.

-We are aware that it may not be ideal, but now the situation is much better. We sleep in a heated space, we have enough food and water, as well as the possibility of maintaining personal hygiene and toilets. Everyone is much happier- said Ali from Pakistan.

In the previous days, the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina conducted the process of biometric identification of all persons at this location, while members of the Armed Forces completed the works on the construction of the access road.