Yesterday, 12 November, we joined the project partners at the HEPASKIN Closing Conference in Timișoara to celebrate two years of remarkable achievements in the Romania-Serbia border region.

Co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg IPA Romania-Serbia Programme with a total budget of €2,041,920.48 (€1,73 million in EU funding), this initiative brought together the “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Timișoara and the “Đorđe Joanović” General Hospital in Zrenjanin to modernise healthcare and save lives.

The project delivered tangible results for our communities:

🩺 Over 2,500 patients received free screening for skin and liver cancer.

🔬 Cutting-edge medical equipment was purchased, including AI-powered video dermatoscopes, advanced ultrasound machines and 3D/4K laparoscopic surgery towers.

👩‍⚕️ 40 healthcare professionals enhanced their skills through specialised training courses hosted at the “Pius Brînzeu” Centre, a facility previously modernised through our 2014–2020 Interreg-IPA CBC Romania-Serbia Programme!

📊 Two regional registries were established to improve long-term patient monitoring.

We are proud to support projects that strengthen medical resilience and ensure equal access to quality healthcare on both sides of the border. Congratulations to the entire HEPASKIN team!

More information about the project results can be accessed here: https://hepaskin.umft.ro/