Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Mr. Olav Reinertsen visited the University Clinical Hospital of Republika on Thursday, September 17, 2020. On that occasion, the Ambassador met with representatives of the hospital management and donated valuable medical equipment: two patient monitors for monitoring vital functions with ECG and 25 thousand of protective masks.

"I express my deep condolences for the loss of a young doctor from this hospital, who succumbed to the consequences of COVID-19. I believe his death confirms the evil of this pandemic. I also express my deep gratitude to the medical staff for their work on the front lines during the pandemic, ”said His Excellency Mr. Olav Reinertsen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The total value of the donated equipment amounts to 30,000 BAM. The equipment was procured and delivered to the hospital by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

During the visit, the General Director of the University Clinical Center of Republika Srpska, Prof. Dr. Vlado Đajić acquainted the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway with the capacities and functioning of this health institution in emergency circumstances, and presented the results achieved in the fight against the pandemic, as well as future plans.

The Government of the Kingdom of Norway has allocated cca. 1.3 million BAM to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in BiH. In the past few months, among other things, the purchase of protective equipment for medical workers in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton and institutions under the Ministry of Labor, Social Policy, Displaced Persons and Refugees of Sarajevo Canton and the purchase of ECG devices for Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo and the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Srpska have been financed as part of this support.

The Government of the Kingdom of Norway has also provided funding for the procurement of six medical ventilators for healthcare institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The donated equipment was procured on the basis of the agreement regarding the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was signed by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in BiH and UNDP BiH on March 26, 2020.