The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), within the frameworks of the “Help on Time” national campaign to raise funds for reconstruction and adaptation of the premises of the Emergency Room at the Children’s Hospital, under the patronage of the wife of the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Ms. Maja Ivanova, donated a total of 55.000 Euros, funds needed for the first phase of the project.

The funds were donated at the VIP donor cocktail which was held last night in MKC Skopje, which was attended by the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, and his wife, Ms. Maja Ivanova.

- Today, in the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Macedonia, something unexpected happened, but, in any case, welcomed, the wife of the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Ms. Maja Ivanova, said in his speech at the donor cocktail held last night. We received a letter for a significant donation and support for the Campaign, which made us very happy. That letter answered all our questions. The letter and the support are from a sincere and true friend of the Republic of Macedonia. The funds for reconstruction of the premises within the Children’s Hospital as Emergency Room in the amount of 55.000 Euros will be donated by the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency, TIKA, Ms. Ivanova said.
The donated funds cover the costs for construction and adaptation of the premises. Suitable medical equipment is further needed, which will find effective application in the renovated premises and will enable faster and better intervention for urgent cases.

Despite the major donation from the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA), at the VIP donor cocktail, Dr. Aspazija Sofijanova, Director of the Children’s Hospital, announced the donors who have helped the project with donations of more than 120.000 Denars. Among the others are: Tinex, the Embassy of the State of Qatar in the Republic of Macedonia, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Republic of Macedonia, Financial Union Skopje - Western Union, as well as Alkaloid and Kozuvcanka.

The gala event was attended by renowned and prominent public, social and political life figures in the country. Among them were the director of the Children’s Hospital, Dr. Aspazija Sofijanova, who is the campaign coordinator, as well as the national campaign partners, Ms. Mariett Shuurman, Ambassador of the Netherlands in the Republic of Macedonia, Ms. Mary J. Wohlers, wife of the Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Macedonia, the non-profit organization LinkAcross and representatives of the marketing agency “New Moment”.