Hospital in K. Serb enclave appeals to WHO

The medical board of the Healthcare Center in Gračanica sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 30.04.2010.

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The medical board of the Healthcare Center in Gracanica sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. The Serb enclave hospital asked the UN organization to help with the alarming situation created by the disconnection of phone lines in Kosovo and Metohija. Hospital in K. Serb enclave appeals to WHO "We appeal to you for help once again, because the situation is alarming and critical and we are afraid that the emergency medical service's inability to intervene could result in a patient's death soon," reads the letter. The board points out that disconnected phone lines have brought the operation of healthcare institutions in central Kosovo to a halt. "We hope WHO will continue to expend efforts to solve the telecommunication problems, so that patients are once again able to call emergency medical services," it is said in the letter. The interim Kosovo authorities in cooperation with the police dismantled a number of base stations owned by two Serbian cell phone carriers in Kosovo last week, leaving over 100,000 Serbs without phone lines. The medical board noted that it has purchased two phones from local Kosovo cell phone operator IPKO to offset the disconnections. "The new lines have received only five calls in the last week, even though the emergency medical service normally receives 50 calls a day. This is because patients have nowhere to call from," reads the letter. The medical board reminded that it agreed to meet with interim Kosovo officials at WHO's request in order to solve the problems created by the disconnection of phone lines, but the meeting was canceled for unknown reason.

Hospital in K. Serb enclave appeals to WHO

"We appeal to you for help once again, because the situation is alarming and critical and we are afraid that the emergency medical service's inability to intervene could result in a patient's death soon," reads the letter.

The board points out that disconnected phone lines have brought the operation of healthcare institutions in central Kosovo to a halt.

"We hope WHO will continue to expend efforts to solve the telecommunication problems, so that patients are once again able to call emergency medical services," it is said in the letter.

The interim Kosovo authorities in cooperation with the police dismantled a number of base stations owned by two Serbian cell phone carriers in Kosovo last week, leaving over 100,000 Serbs without phone lines.

The medical board noted that it has purchased two phones from local Kosovo cell phone operator IPKO to offset the disconnections.

"The new lines have received only five calls in the last week, even though the emergency medical service normally receives 50 calls a day. This is because patients have nowhere to call from," reads the letter.

The medical board reminded that it agreed to meet with interim Kosovo officials at WHO's request in order to solve the problems created by the disconnection of phone lines, but the meeting was canceled for unknown reason.

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