CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE FOUNDATION, LIFELINE CHICAGO AND PITTSBURGH/TRI-STATE COMMITTEE HELP UNIVERSITY CLINICAL CENTRE OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA

HRH Crown Princess Katherine Foundation organized delivery of a valuable donation to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic at The University Clinical Centre of Republika Srpska. 

The donation worth $18,500 was provided by Lifeline Chicago Humanitarian Organization, whose patron is Crown Princess Katherine and with the generous help of Mrs. Margaret McCartan and the Pittsburgh/Tri-State Committee. 

In order to protect newborn babies, their mothers and medical staff during COVID-19 pandemics, the Foundation delivered all the necessary equipment: protective suits, eye and face shields, protective masks, disposable coats, surgical caps, shoe covers, chlorine-based disinfectants for surfaces, hand sanitizers and sterile surgical gloves. This valuable aid includes also a very important hearing screening device, which will help identify the impairment of the newborn babies at an early stage and thus a quick response for treatment and much-needed lamp for phototherapy of hyperbilirubinemia and vitamin K supply.

HRH Crown Princess Katherine pointed out: “Donating much-needed equipment for neonatal hearing screening makes me happy, since early detection of hearing impairment is crucial. I am grateful to Lifeline Chicago, Mrs. Margaret McCartan and Pittsburgh/Tri-State Committee for creating better conditions for all the babies of Serbia and Republika Srpska, as well as for aiding the health care system, especially during these challenging times”.