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THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES DELIVER MOBILE DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE TO NIS CLINICAL CENTRE

BIGGEST DONATION TO THE CLINICAL CENTRE NIS FROM CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE FOUNDATION

Belgrade, 27 September 2009 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine together with Dr Nevena Karanovic State Secretary in the Ministry of Health, and Professor Alexander Margulis, from Lifeline Humanitarian Organization in New York, whose patron is HRH Crown Princess Katherine, delivered today a mobile digital mammography machine worth 700,000 Euros to Nis Clinical Centre.

“It makes me very happy when we can support institutions of vital importance to our citizens, and Nis Clinical Centre is definitely such an institution” said HRH Crown Prince Alexander II while addressing His Grace Bishop of Nis, Irinej, Mr. Mile Ilic, President of City Assembly of Nis, Prof. Jozef Glasnovic, Deputy Director of Clinical Centre of Nis, Prof. Bosnjakovic, Head of Radiology.

HRH Crown Princess Katherine in her address during the ceremony of the delivery of mobile digital mammography emphasized: “Breast cancer is a serious disease, but it can be successfully treated if detected on time. Therefore a joint effort is required – of State, Ministry of Health, non-governmental organizations, companies and the media in raising awareness about breast cancer. That is the only way to achieve that Serbia is no longer at the top of the list of European countries with mortality from breast cancer”. Princess Katherine especially thanked the Stavros S. Niarchos Charitable Organization, Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Margulis, Dunav Insurance Company, General Electric Company and Nis Ex press .

After the speeches, His Grace Bishop Irinej blessed future use of the mammography machine for the benefit of all women of Nis and south of Serbia .

Their Royal Highnesses visited the Serbian Orthodox Church where they attended Holy Liturgy officiated by His Grace Bishop of Nis, Irinej at the Church of Exaltation of the Precious Cross.

Their Royal Highnesses visited the Islamic Centre and had the pleasure to be received by Imam of Nis, Mr. Mustafa Jusufspahic.

Following the visit to Nis , Their Royal Highnesses then went to Paracin where they delivered a mammography machine to Paracin Hospital and attended ceremony on the occasion of celebration Day’s of Paracin.

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