December 28, 2004

Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

Reconstructed Pediatric Ward in Banja Koviljaca To Reopen

On Wednesday, December 29 at 12:00 noon, Keith E. Simmons, USAID's Mission Director in Serbia and Montenegro, will participate in the opening ceremony of the newly reconstructed Pediatric Ward of the Special Rehabilitation Hospital in Banja Koviljaca. Support for this project was provided by the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) via the Community Revitalization through Democratic Action (CRDA) program.

Reconstruction of the 560 square-meters space has increased the hospital’s capacity to accommodate an additional 160 long-term care patients, as well as provide daily treatments for another 150 patients. The project also created eight new jobs for health professionals and maintenance staff. USAID provided $80,000 out of a total project cost of $157,458, while the hospital invested the remaining $77,458, in cash and in kind. The project was implemented by the U.S. NGO International Relief and Development (IRD), USAID's implementing partner for the CRDA program in Western Serbia.

CRDA is a five-year civil society program working throughout Serbia since 2001 that mobilizes citizens to improve their quality of life, promote economic development, and build trust between citizens and their local government.

Journalists interested in covering the opening ceremony should arrive at the Special Rehabilitation Hospital, Vila Hercegovina, in Banja Koviljaca, on Wednesday, December 29, 2004, no later than 11:45 a.m. For additional information, please contact Irena Chatzis/IRD at 063-307-372.

28. decembar 2004.

Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

Otvaranje renoviranog Dečjeg odeljenja u Banji Koviljači

U sredu 29. decembra 2004. godine, u 12 časova, Kit E. Simons (Keith E. Simmons), direktor Misije USAID-a u Srbiji i Crnoj Gori, prisustvovaće ceremoniji otvaranja renoviranog Dečjeg odeljenje Specijalne bolnice za rehabilitaciju u Banji Koviljači. Podršku za ovaj projekat obezbedili su američki građani preko Agencije za međunarodni razvoj Sjedinjenih Država (USAID), a kroz Program revitalizacije zajednica demokratskim delovanjem (CRDA).

Rekonstrukcijom 560 kvadratnih metara prostora omogućen je dugotrajni smeštaj dodatnih 160 pacijenata i prijem 150 pacijenata u dnevnu bolnicu. Projektom je otvoreno 8 novih radnih mesta za zdravstvene radnike i osoblje za održavanje. Ukupna vrednost projekta je 157.458 američkih dolara, od čega je USAID obezbedio 80.000, dok je ostalih 77.458 dolara u gotovini i uslugama obezbedila Bolnica. Projekat je sprovela američka nevladina Organizacija za međunarodnu pomoć i razvoj (IRD), izvršni partner USAID-a zadužen za program CRDA u zapadnoj Srbiji.

CRDA je petogodišnji program izgradnje građanskog društva koji se širom Srbije sprovodi od 2001. godine u cilju angažovanja građana na unapređenju kvaliteta života, ekonomskog razvoja i izgradnji poverenja između građana i lokalne vlasti.

Zainteresovani novinari treba da dođu u Specijalnu bolnicu za rehabilitaciju, Vila Hercegovina, u Banji Koviljači, u sredu, 29. decembra, 2004. godine u 11:45 časova. Za dodatne informacije kontaktirajte Irenu Chatzis iz IRD-a na telefon 063/307-372.