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Health services must be improved
Belgrade,
7 August 2009
Serbian Minister of Health Tomica Milosavljevic said today that constant efforts are required in order to improve the quality of health services.
Tomica Milosavljevic
Author:
Tanjug
Speaking at a press conference concerning the conclusion of the pilot project “Education in communication for health workers employed in maternity wards in Serbia”, the Minister said that education and better communication between the public and health workers is very important and must be improved.
The Minister said that the pilot project was implemented from April 10 to June 18 this year in maternity wards across Serbia and it included 72 heads of departments and 86 head nurses.
He said that the project was implemented in 46 health institutions in 41 cities and its purpose was to raise the level of health services and to build people’s confidence in health institutions.
Lectures, discussions and various tasks were part of the project, said the Minister, adding that it was noted that the majority of health employees carry out their jobs professionally and efficiently.
He said that doctors are obliged to score 168 credit points through attending various training sessions and seminars in order to renew their licenses.
Head of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at the Vojvodina Clinical Centre Tihomir Vejnovic said that the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Serbia does not exceed 15 deaths per 100,000 women, which puts Serbia in amongst countries with lower mortality rates.
According to the World Health Organisation’s criteria, a maternity ward where the mortality rate ranges from 30 to 50 per 100,000 women can be considered good.
He noted that Serbia’s infant mortality rate stands at 15 per 1,000, adding that from 70,000 to 80,000 babies are born in 58 maternity wards in Serbia annually.
Vejnovic pointed out that health workers in almost all pregnancy wards in Serbia were given training in order to improve services.
Head Nurse at the Narodni Front Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic Stana Milovanovic pointed out that the main problem is that nurses have too many patients to care for at once.
The Minister said that the pilot project was implemented from April 10 to June 18 this year in maternity wards across Serbia and it included 72 heads of departments and 86 head nurses.
He said that the project was implemented in 46 health institutions in 41 cities and its purpose was to raise the level of health services and to build people’s confidence in health institutions.
Lectures, discussions and various tasks were part of the project, said the Minister, adding that it was noted that the majority of health employees carry out their jobs professionally and efficiently.
He said that doctors are obliged to score 168 credit points through attending various training sessions and seminars in order to renew their licenses.
Head of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at the Vojvodina Clinical Centre Tihomir Vejnovic said that the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Serbia does not exceed 15 deaths per 100,000 women, which puts Serbia in amongst countries with lower mortality rates.
According to the World Health Organisation’s criteria, a maternity ward where the mortality rate ranges from 30 to 50 per 100,000 women can be considered good.
He noted that Serbia’s infant mortality rate stands at 15 per 1,000, adding that from 70,000 to 80,000 babies are born in 58 maternity wards in Serbia annually.
Vejnovic pointed out that health workers in almost all pregnancy wards in Serbia were given training in order to improve services.
Head Nurse at the Narodni Front Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic Stana Milovanovic pointed out that the main problem is that nurses have too many patients to care for at once.
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