Komercijalna, B92 Fund donate to hospital in Kosovo

Komercijalna, B92 Fund donate to hospital in Kosovo

The hospital's maternity ward has been given an operating table,a gynaecological table, a lamp for the operating room, two patient monitors, ECG, two CTG machines and three pulse oximeters, providing it with all the necessary equipment.

"We are very pleased that the anniversary of the 'Together for the Babies' campaign was marked precisely in the maternity hospital in Gracanica. The equipment was purchased in the amount of RSD 5 million, which will significantly raise the level of the health care provided to babies and their mothers. So far we have donated equipment to six maternity hospitals around Serbia, and thanks our clients who, by using cards and transactions, enabled the bank to allocate from its sources more than 28 million. We are proud of our clients and the results achieved, and we will try to keep the same pace," said Olivera Trailovic, director of the Retail Banking Division of Komercijalna Bank. The banks sets aside money that goes to the campaign from every transaction its clients make using its cards, with no charge to the clients.

"The maternity ward in Gracanica is the fifth fully equipped and the sixth that has received equipment thanks to the Komercijalna and B92 Fund campaign, and it is also the twenty-first victory within 'The Battle of the Maternity Wards'," said the fund's chairman of the executive board, Veran Matic, and added: "Logistically, the equipping of the maternity ward was a special challenge for all who participated in the process, and for that our victory today is particularly important, as it proves that when it comes to humanity, there are no boundaries."

The ceremony at the hospital today was also attended by Branimir Stojanovic, adeputy prime minister in the Kosovo government, who pointed out that he was confident the campaign will serve as a good example to others, and help ensure a good future of the youngest. Director of KBC Pristina-Gracanica, Professor Doctor Miroslav Popovic thanked the bank and the fund for their activities that have helped to modernize and equip the maternity ward: "We are grateful to the B92 Fund and Komercijalna Bank for the donation which will significantly improve the work of our gynaecological clinic. The assistance is intended for our youth, our babies. If there is no youth, there is no future. Thanks to the people with a big and generous heart for such a humane act."

The campaign began a year ago, and will continue during 2015. The exact amount of the donated money is always accessible thanks to the transaction counter at the bank's website, www.kombank.com