Skopje, 21 March 2025 (MIA) — As of Friday morning, 115 people injured in the Kochani fire are receiving medical care abroad, Minister of Health Arben Taravari told a press conference Friday.

 

Of the burn patients receiving medical care in the country, Minister Taravari said 25 were at the Skopje Clinical Center, 12 at September 8 General Hospital, 11 at St. Naum City General Hospital and one patient at the Shtip Hospital. He said the Sistina and Zhan Mitrev private hospitals were treating a total of nine patients.

 

Taravari said three patients had been discharged Thursday, and another ten were expected to be discharged during the day.

 

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health released the names of the hospitals providing treatment to the burn patients abroad. 

 

Austria is providing medical care to six patients: four at the University Hospital in Graz and two at the University Hospital in Vienna.

 

Belgium is providing medical care to four patients: two at Queen Astrid Military Hospital in Brussels; one at ZAS Cadix Hospital in Antwerp; and one at Charleroi Les Viviers Hospital in Gilly.

 

Bulgaria is providing medical care to 15 patients: nine at the Pirogov Emergency Hospital in Sofia; three at the Naval Medical Academy in Varna; and three at St. George University Hospital in Plovdiv.

 

Croatia is providing medical care to five patients: four at Sisters of Mercy Clinical Hospital in Zagreb and one at the KDB Children's Hospital in Zagreb.

 

Greece is providing medical care to 12 patients: six at 401 General Military Hospital of Athens; one at 251 Air Force General Aviation Hospital of Athens; three at George Papanikolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki; and two at 424 General Military Training Hospital of Thessaloniki.

 

Hungary is providing medical care to six patients. They are at Észak-Pesti Centrumkórház-Honvédkórház Central Hospital in Budapest.

 

Italy is providing medical care to four patients: two are at Niguarda Great Metropolitan Hospital in Milan; one is at Maggiore Hospital in Parma; and one at Santa Chiara Hospital in Pisa.

 

Lithuania is providing medical care to four patients: one at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Hospital in Kaunas and three at Vilnius University Hospital in Vilnius.

 

Poland is providing medical care to two patients. They are hospitalized at the East Center of Burns Treatment and Reconstructive Surgery in Łęczna. 

 

Serbia is providing medical care to 30 patients: 17 at the University Clinical Centre of Serbia in Belgrade; 10 at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade; and three at the Clinical Center in Nish.

 

Slovenia is providing medical care to four patients: two at the University Medical Center in Ljubljana and two at the University Medical Center in Maribor.

 

Spain is providing medical care to seven patients, who have been hospitalized at La Paz Hospital in Madrid and Getafe Hospital in Madrid.

 

Sweden is providing medical care to four patients. They are at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna.

 

Тurkey is providing medical care to 12 patients: six at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital in Istanbul and six at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital.

 

Speaking about the health situation of the patients hospitalized abroad, Health Minister Taravari said most of them were in stable condition, except a patient in Turkey. Two of the patients in Greece were also in critical condition, he said.

 

Of the patients in Hungary, one had a fever and one had a cough, Taravari said. He added that three of the patients in Slovenia were in serious condition, as well.

 

Those in Italy, however, were already "on their feet," he said. "So next week maybe we will also talk about the protocols for bringing these patients back," he added.

 

Noting the high risk of severe infections in burn patients, the health minister said precautions should be taken to prevent infecting the patients as much as possible to avoid complications. mr/