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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Snezana Draskovic new director of the Institute for Blood Transfusion

Belgrade, 19 October 2004

Serbian Minister of Health Tomica Milosavljevic attended today the appointment of the new director of the Serbian Institute for Blood Transfusion, Snezana Draskovic, who is the former deputy director.

Author: Tanjug

Speaking at the event, Milosavljevic recalled all steps that were made to improve the work of the transfusion service, and said that the Institute will continue its work successfully under the guidance of Draskovic.

The Minister said that the number of blood donors has decreased in relation to last year, resulting from scandals which produced fear in the public, including the case of a baby who was infected by the HIV virus through transfusion.

However, the number of services in the Institute has increased in the past three years despite the layoff of 100 workers since 1999.

Milosavljevic said that in the past three years a lot of funds have been invested in the equipping of Serbian hospitals with modern medical devices. However, the situation with medicines and medical supplies is still very bad, citing that Albania is the only European country that sets aside less funds for health care than Serbia-Montenegro.

New director Snezana Draskovic voiced hope that the transfusion service will be modernised in the course of the next year and that it will get automated testing and molecular diagnosis. That will reduce the possibility of transmitting infectious diseases through blood.