BABIES OCCUPIED NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
17.11.2011
At the Hall of National Assembly `Battle for Babies` action - the central manifestation on the occasion of the completion of was organized. In the scope of this action, more than 160 incubators were provided. Guests of honor of this manifestation were premature born babies who were clinically taken care of in this way and whose faces were used in the campaign. The President of the Serbian Assembly Slavica Djukic Dejanovic reminded that on the last recensement 380,000 citizens less in Serbia than on the last one and that giving stimuli to birthrate increasing is one of the biggest priorities of Serbian society. `We have to praise not only Novak Djokovic, great students of Mathematics high school, sportsmen, we have to mention, praise and glorify 380,000 little heroes in dippers, it is the task of everyone of us- that is how the status of Serbia is made, said Djukic Dejanovic. She expressed the expectance that premature born babies after they have won their first battle, when time comes, they will sit also in this Assembly and be maybe even better parents.

Within the action `Battle for Babies` more than 160 modern incubators were bought which is the three fourth of health system needs, and the resources were donated by more than 80 companies, more than 500 individuals and about 170 small enterprises, nursery schools, schools, firms, citizens associations, faculties and sport clubs. Incubators will be installed in 40 health institutions all over the country.

Babies who participated in the promotion of the action and biggest donors were given the medals and the hall of National Assembly was decorated with flags with clenched baby fists pictures – the sign of the action. The sponsor of the action `Battle for Babies` was the president of the Serbia Boris Tadic who closed the finishing manifestation of this action saying that the humanitarian activities that encourage fertility of Assembly importance to society. "I am honored to be a sponsor of this action, because there is no challenge that our country is facing and which has such a destructive force as not giving new lives to children," Tadic said at a ceremony at the National Assembly, which is among donors and organizers attended and a large number of babies. Tadic's speech was briefly interrupted by a little girl who walked to the stage, the president smiled and reminded of a similar event in which the actor was his daughter. "I want to congratulate you for participating in this action, and our small participant whose presence marked the event," said Tadic. This unique event at the National Assembly was completed with the shooting of children and donors with President Tadic and shared the message that "The battle for the baby" is just the beginning, since our youngest citizens are still having many needs. Among other things, maternity and neonatology centers lacking respirators for premature babies.

The ceremony at the National Assembly attended the delegation of Palilula: Boban Mikic, a member of Palilula Municipal Council, and Aleksandar Tomic President of the Students' Parliament of PMF Faculty, B92 Fund representative in Nis. Palilula Municipality is according to the words of PhD Igor Novakovic organized number of activities in the cooperation with the organizations of civil societies, institutions and trade sector (completing donations at the sport manifestations and city fairs and business centers (collecting donations at sport events and manifestations, at the city centre, organizing humanitarian concerts and theatre plays). The money for three incubators was collected in this way.