[Physicians in former Yugoslavia build new bridges with Scandinavian support]

For the first time since the war started in former Yugoslavia physicians from the medical associations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia met in Oslo, Norway, to establish a dialogue between medical professionals on issues related to humanitarian assistance, health and medical issues. The three days meeting was initiated by the Norwegian Medical Association's Committee on Human Rights and financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting was held in cooperation with the World Health Organization and the medical associations of all the Nordic countries. The meeting in Oslo started in tension but ended with a joint statement (page 303) from all eleven participating delegations to continue dialogue on issues related to humanitarian assistance to the people of former Yugoslavia and to find ways of moving forward in health and medical issues.