Q:
A:
Preventive health care centre opens in Sombor
Sombor,
12 February 2007
Assistant Minister of Health Snezana Simic and Spokesman of the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) John White opened today the centre for preventive health care at Sombor health centre in which €35,000 has been invested.
Simic told a press conference that this is the 22nd prevention centre opened as part of the health ministry's project "Improvement of Health Services in Serbia", financed by the EU through the EAR.
According to Simic, these centres are envisaged to encourage activities aimed at prevention of diabetes, cardiovascular and malignant diseases where early detection is a priority in the Ministry of Health's work agenda.
Simic explained that Sombor citizens will be able to have free-of-charge medical checks here as well as get useful advice regarding health care, giving up smoking, reducing body weight and similar.
White said that in the past six years, the EU invested around €1 billion in Serbia's development, adding that large funds went into the energy sector, entrepreneurship, health, education, agriculture and the judiciary.
The EAR invested €100 million in the health centre alone, stressed White adding that due to cross border cooperation, the municipality of Sombor will be given funds for another six projects with partners from neighbouring Hungary.
According to Simic, these centres are envisaged to encourage activities aimed at prevention of diabetes, cardiovascular and malignant diseases where early detection is a priority in the Ministry of Health's work agenda.
Simic explained that Sombor citizens will be able to have free-of-charge medical checks here as well as get useful advice regarding health care, giving up smoking, reducing body weight and similar.
White said that in the past six years, the EU invested around €1 billion in Serbia's development, adding that large funds went into the energy sector, entrepreneurship, health, education, agriculture and the judiciary.
The EAR invested €100 million in the health centre alone, stressed White adding that due to cross border cooperation, the municipality of Sombor will be given funds for another six projects with partners from neighbouring Hungary.
-
Belgrade, 2 April 2026Serbian Army remains committed to UNIFIL tasks
-
Belgrade, 2 April 2026Switzerland’s financial support for reform processes in Serbia
-
Belgrade, 30 March 2026Cooperation with Russia, Belarus in areas of mutual interest
-
Belgrade, 27 March 2026World Bank support for implementation of priority energy projects
-
Belgrade, 27 March 2026Continued cooperation with Germany on utility infrastructure projects
-
Belgrade, 26 March 2026Activities of state institutions for opening clusters 2 and 5 examined
-
Belgrade, 26 March 2026Exchange of experiences with Slovakia in field of ICT
-
Belgrade, 26 March 2026Advancing regional cooperation in response to emergencies
-
Belgrade, 26 March 2026Ample potential for further strengthening cooperation between Serbia, Slovakia
-
Belgrade, 26 March 2026Serbia committed to enhancing cooperation with United States in numerous areas