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U G Colon (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
UG COLON is an independent, non-profit association founded to raise public awareness about colorectal cancer and to provide support to all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Europe in the fight against the disease.
The intention of the founders of the association was that all EU member states and accession countries of the EU should have their representatives of affected individuals, health professionals, politicians and other members in the fight against colorectal cancer within the next five years.
Ongoing programmes of activities include:
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Ensuring that there is a representative from the organisation in every major city in Bosnia and Herzegovina working with patients at local level
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Regional representatives will facilitate regular monthly meetings for patients providing psychological support and an opportunity to share their experiences. In addition, patients will be thought how they can affect change through advocacy actions
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One of the key activities of these groups will be to gather political commitment to influence Health Authorities and create a sufficiently strong electorate to affect change on the political decisions made by government in relation to colorectal cancer
One of the organisation’s key goals is to eliminate waiting lists for chemotherapy, as well as the establishing palliative care systems to support late stage colorectal cancer patients.
Please view the following below:
Material used for colorectal cancer awareness campaign
Brochure on colorectal cancer
2011
The key messages of the campaign included:
- Educating the public on the symptoms of CRC
- Raising awareness of the importance of prevention and early detection of CRC
- Addressing the need for the introduction of a Formal Population Screening Programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina for early detection of colon cancer - The System is the Lifeline
- To establish long-term relations with Health Institutions and Associations highlighting that NGO's are the pillars of modern society
- Inform the citizens of Bosnia – Herzegovina of the work of Association of Colon their tasks and objectives
The campaign programme was rolled out through:
- An awareness event at the Mercator shopping center in Bosnia and Herzegovina where customers learnt about the disease itself and the importance of a healthy diet
- Numerous educational lectures were held in Universities in Sarajevo, Tuzla, Mostar and Zenica aimed at patients, their families and all who wish to learn more about the issues faced by CRC patients
- Education programmes have been implemented in cooperation with the Association of Oncology in Bosnia – Herzegovina Numerous press conferences to promote the work of UG Colon and the organisations March activities
- The campaign was also promoted through electronic media
2009
- The group was established in 2009 and a website was formed for it - www.colon.ba
Media activity
- The group had three television interviews, two radio interviews and printed media
- There has been activity around the Manifesto for life
- A film on the ‘The Patient Journey through Diagnosis and Treatment and the Psychosocial Impact of Living with Colorectal Cancer' was launched
