CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE’S HUMANITARIAN DELIVERIES IN NOVI SAD

Belgrade, 6 May 2008 – Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine visited today the City of Novi Sad where she delivered medical equipment to several health institutions. Crown Princess Katherine also officially opened the Olymp private clinic. The Crown Princess then visited the town of Selenca where she toured an organic food company.

At the Clinical Centre of Vojvodina, the Clinic for Neurology, Crown Princess Katherine delivered ten hydraulic hospital beds and hospital tables, a donation of Lifeline Chicago in cooperation with Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. These beds were imported to Serbia thanks to the unselfish help of the following companies: Dontrade, Société Generale, Raiffeisen, AIK Nis Bank and Alpine that once again supported the HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation.

“Thanks to the great support of our donors we are able to deliver these beds today. Since December 2007, we have delivered around 200 beds to hospitals in Serbia. As always, my Foundation will continue the effort to acquire vital equipment”, Crown Princess Katherine said.

Crown Princess Katherine also visited the Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad, and the Clinic for Gynaecology and Obstetrics where she delivered a gas analyzer, donation of Lifeline Hellas. After that, Her Royal Highness officially opened the Olymp, a private clinic for aesthetic plastic surgery. During the opening ceremony, Crown Princess Katherine emphasized her gratitude to this clinic since its doctors have agreed to perform ten surgeries every month on the children with nose and ear deformities. This project will be developed in coordination with the HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation.

Today’s visits concluded with a tour of the organic food factory in the town of Selenca.