EU helps Serbia to solve the medical waste problem

Belgrade, June 24. 2010. (Serbia Today) - Serbia has received 54 new vehicles for the transport of infectious waste, gift of the European Union. Serbia produces 48 tons of medical waste, and 20 percent of this waste is "dangerous contagious”. The new vehicle will enable Serbia to efficiently solve this problem. Head of Delegation of the European Union in Serbia, Vincent d Dezer announced that EU would continue to assist Serbia in improving environmental standards. The EU in the medical waste management project has invested six million EUR - for vehicles 600.000, and the rest to set up steam sterilizers in the medical facilities, purchase of grinder for syringes, needles and scalpels, and training personnel who will participate in this program," said Dezer. Serbian Health Minister Tomica Milosavljevic announced that vehicles for infectious transport materials will be distributed in 25 administrative centers in Serbia. Seven large vehicles will go to clinical centers in Belgrade, Nis, Novi Sad and Kragujevac, Institute of Public Health “Milan Jovanovic Batut ", Department of Public Health and General Hospitals in Leskovac and Subotica. Other, smaller vehicles, will go to the Military Medical Academy, Clinical Hospital Zemun, 20 Institute of Public Health, 13 veterinary institutes, seven general hospitals all around hospitals the and two local hospitals in Belgrade” said Milosavljevic.