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December 2003
WiRED returned to the Balkans in December 2003 to open two Medical Information Centers (MICs) in Montenegro. The new Centers, underwritten by The Medtronic Foundation, are in the Medical School in Podgorica and in the Danilo I Hospital in Cetinje. The Centinje Hospital is the oldest hospital in the country, this December celebrating its 130th year of continuous service to the people of Montenegro.
Each Center comprises 10 workstations and a server along with a complete medical e-library identical to the collections installed in WiREDs facilities in Bosnia, Kenya, Iraq and Nicaragua. Within two weeks, the Center will be connected to the Internet for access to medical information on-line.
In addition to a large number of medical faculty, students and local physicians, the ribbon cutting ceremonies were attended by Montenegros Ministers, or Associate Ministers, of Heath, Education and Science.
WiRED has been working in Montenegro since 1998 when it installed six information centers in the country's largest high schools. That project, underwritten by the Tatjana Grgich Family Foundation, was recognized by the Montenegrin government as the country's first donation of technical equipment. During the past five years, as a result of that contribution, tens of thousands of Montenegrin children have learned computer skills and now use those skills in higher education and in the workplace.
Medtronic Foundation is committed to helping people live healthy and productive lives. Medtronic Foundation's website is http://www.medtronic.com/foundation.
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