July 2, 2003

Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

DR. LYNNE GERMAIN MONTGOMERY TO PARTICIPATE IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM KICK-OFF IN PROKUPLJE

On Thursday, July 3 at 11 a.m., Dr. Lynne Germain Montgomery will participate in a ceremony at the Prokuplje Health Center (Pasjacka br. 2) marking the beginning of a project that will refurbish the kitchen facilities at the Center. Funding for the project, estimated to cost $95,000, is being provided by the U.S. Department of Defense through its European Command in Stuttgart, Germany as part of its Humanitarian Assistance Program. In 2002-2003 hospitals and medical facilities in the Kragujevac area were the primary recipients of assistance which included improvements to medical facilities and donations of medical equipment and supplies.

The project in Prokuplje will create a self-contained kitchen which will have separate areas for food preparation, storage and sanitation. The building will get a new roof, all existing windows will be repaired, brand new bathrooms and a ventilation system will be provided. The Health Center in Prokuplje provides medical care for over 200,000 inhabitants in the Toplica region.

In addition to the Prokuplje project, the Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Assistance Program also announces that it is funding a $195,000 grant to the Veternik Center for Handicapped Children for the construction and refurbishment of the Handicapped Children Center and the Mental Health Center. The renovations will include living quarters for severely handicapped children, new bathrooms, plumbing and sewage repairs, a lighting system, electrical repairs, a new floor and tiles in the kitchen and renovation of the heating system.

Both projects are expected to be completed over the next few months.

Press interested in covering the ceremony should be at the Prokuplje Health Center (Pasjacka br. 2) in Prokuplje no later than 10:45 a.m. on July 3.

2. jul 2003

Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

DR. LIN DŽERMEJN MONTGOMERI UČESTVUJE U PREDSTAVLJANJU PROGRAMA POMOĆI MINISTARSTVA ODBRANE SAD U PROKUPLJU

U četvrtak, 3. jula u 11 časova, Dr. Lin Džermejn Montgomeri učestvovaće na svečanosti u Zdravstvenom centru Prokuplje (Pasjačka br. 2) koja označava početak projekta renoviranja kuhinje centra. Finansiranje projekta, procenjenog na 95,000 dolara, obezbedilo je Ministarstvo odbrane SAD preko Evropske komande u Štutgartu, Nemačka, kao deo Programa humanitarne pomoći. U 2002.-2003. godini bolnice i medicinski objekti u oblasti Kragujevca bili su primarni primaoci pomoći koja je uključila unapređenje medicinskih ustanova i donacije medicinske opreme i sredstava.

Ovim projektom u Prokuplju obezbediće se samostalna kuhinja koja će imati zasebne odeljke za pripremanje i skladištenje hrane kao i sanitetske mere. Zgrada će dobiti novi krov, svi postojeći prozori biće popravljeni i obezbediće se potpuno nova kupatila i ventilacioni sistem. Zdravstveni centar u Prokuplju obezbeđuje zdravstvenu zaštitu za preko 200,000 stanovnika Topličkog regiona.

Osim ovog projekta u Prokuplju, u okviru Programa humanitarne pomoći Ministarstva odbrane SAD obezbeđen je grant od 195,000 dolara za Veternik Centar za hendikepiranu decu i za Centar za mentalno zdravlje. Renoviranje će uključiti dnevne boravke teško hendikepirane dece, nova kupatila, popravku vodovodnog i kanalizacionog sistema, električnih instalacija i rasvete, novi pod i pločice u kuhinji, kao i renoviranje sistema za grejanje.

Očekuje se da oba projekta budu završena u narednim mesecima.

Novinari zainteresovani za pokrivanje svečanosti treba da budu u Zdravstvenom centru Prokuplje (Pasjačka br. 2) 3. jula u 10:45h.