Activities in Montenegro

The Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment for Main Hospitals in Montenegro

Background of the Project:

In 2005 the Ministry of Health has published its master plan for national health policy "Development of the Health Care System in Montenegro for the period 2005-2010". The plan of actions aimed for strengthening the referral system and improving the functioning of hospitals.

Because of the economic situation, the health sector has faced difficulty in their budget. As a result, most of facilities and medical equipment have not been renewed since the 1990's. In recent years both the quality and volume of public health service has fallen, and the resulting poor function of the referral system has become a major problem.

Outline of the project

• Project type: Grant Aid
• Project objective: To improve the quality and quantity of the health and medical service provided by the targeted Hospitals
• Project sites: Clinical Center of Montenegro in Podgorica, General Hospital Niksic and General Hospital Kotor in Montenegro
• Duration: September 2005 – September 2006
• Responsible and Implementing Organizations: The Responsible Organization is the Ministry of Health and the Implementing Organizations are the Clinical Center, General Hospital Niksic and Kotor
• Outputs:

1. The quality of secondary medical level services to roughly 410,000 people (some 66% of the total population) will be improved by the procurement of medical equipment in the targeted Hospitals.
2. The quality of tertiary medical services will be improved.
3. The patients now being send outside of the country (some 7,115 in 2005) will be able in future to receive diagnosis and treatment in Montenegro.