Month: October 2025

The European Federation of Critical Care Nursing Associations (EfCCNa) is a nonprofit organization established in 1999, unifying 35 national associations from 26 European countries, with more than 30,000 members.
Its mission is to promote cooperation among nurses in Europe with a view of improving the care for critically ill patients and their families, as well as developing a common European clinical practice, education, and scientific research.

Since 2014, nurse Zhaneta Bogoevska Miteva has been representing the Macedonian Critical Care Nursing Association in EfCCNa, and for the last three years she has been actively participating in the Management board of ESNO – the European Specialist Nurses Organization.

The fall meeting of the federation was held this weekend (10-12 October) in London, where, among other things, a new president was elected, as well as board members with congressional responsibilities.
It is with great honor and privilege that we announce the election of Nurse Zhaneta Miteva as the new President of the EfCCNa!

“I was deeply honored and delighted to have been nominated and elected president. A great deed of gratitude to all the representatives in EfCCNa, my colleagues from ZMC, my family, and especially Dr. Zhan Mitrev, who supported be unreservedly throughout all these years “
– said nurse Zhaneta B. Miteva.

Nurse Zhaneta has been a part of the ZMC clinic for 24 years, with a great deal of experience in intensive care and anesthesia – since the very beginning of the clinic.
During her career she has actively participated in the internal and continuous education of the medical staff, always with commitment, dedication, and professionalism.

Congratulations Zhaneta! With pride and dedication, you represent Macedonia and our clinic on the European stage!

The Zan Mitrev Clinic Mother and Baby Center marks one year of successful work, filled with joy, dedication, and hundreds of happy moments. During its first year, this modern center for delivery and neonatal care helped deliver 167 babies and created 167 new families. 

In the past twelve months the Center experienced many emotional stories – starting from the smallest baby, weighing only 1270 grams, to the largest baby delivered spontaneously with 4630 grams. Each of these stories proves that when knowledge, experience and technology unite, they create the most beautiful thing, new life. 

“We created a birth center that focusing on the mother and the baby – providing safety, comfort, and warmth that any family deserves. Our vision is that each delivery should be a pleasant experience, free of fear, and uncertainty, filled with confidence, professionalism and care. During this year we proved that Macedonia can indeed develop obstetrics according to the highest global standards – with state-of-the-art medical technology, a team of experienced specialists and approach that merges science and humanity”, said the Medical Director, Dr. Emil Stoicovski.

The Mother and Baby Center is built on an area of over 800 square meters, and it is equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology. It has two delivery rooms, an operating theatre, recovery rooms, neonatology and gynecology offices as well as comfortable suits which provide privacy and comfort in the postpartum period. The areas of operation of the Center include all three trimesters of the pregnancy, performing diagnostic investigations, HSG laboratory, genetic investigations such as amniocentesis, chorion biopsy, ultrasound and non-invasive prenatal tests. The team comprising gynecologists-obstetricians, neonatologists, anesthesiologists, midwives and nurses provides complete care before, during and after childbirth, available 24 hours a day.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Center provides treatment and care for prematurely born and risky newborns. One of the most significant moments in the past year was the birth of triplets, born in the 31^st gestation week. This rare natural phenomenon affirmed the high expertise and preparedness of the medical team but also symbolizes compassion and dedication to each and every newborn.

The Center offers a complete spectrum of services for mothers and babies – monitoring of the pregnancy, diagnostic and genetic investigations, non-invasive prenatal tests, postpartum care and counselling. Special attention is paid to the individual approach where the gynecologist that has managed the pregnancy is present at the delivery, providing confidence and continuity at the most important moment.

After only one year, the Mother and Baby Center has positioned itself as a leading delivery and neonatology center in the country which continuously proves that the success is measured by the most beautiful unit – new life.

The international walking football competition took place between the “Wild Hogs” team of the Zan Mitrev Clinic and the Croatian club of “Mladi Starci” from Zagreb in front of the Croatian diplomatic corps, the delegation from the “Sijede Vrijede” association, an authorized representative of the Croatian Football Federation for promotion of this sport and the audience. Both teams played an inspirational game which once again affirmed the power of sport to unite. The game ended in the spirit of fair play with a tied result of 2 : 2. Thus, greatest winner was walking football itself, a new sport that has become ever more visible and increasingly supported in Macedonia as well.
The event was organized by the Zan Mitrev Clinic, the founder of this sport in our country. Through this project, the Clinic confirms that medicine and sports can work together towards common goals of promoting healthcare, physical activities, and inclusiveness. With this game, Macedonia and Croatia once again demonstrated that sports is the best bridge for friendship and cooperation, and walking football is the new symbol of health and community.
In addition, Zan Mitrev Clinic organized a broad auditorium about the environment and conditions for the development of this sport that grows and spreads very quickly throughout the world. The event involved exchanging of opinions, experiences and set the foundations for a more serious further development of this sport which has a truly great potential in Macedonia considering that this is a sport of elderly people and people that wish to “age healthily”.
Walking football represents a sports revolution: a game without running, focusing of walking, recreation, teamwork, and socialization. This makes it an ideal choice for elderly people, rehabilitating patients, chronically ill patients, diabetic patients, people with disabilities and anyone wishing to lead an active and healthy lifestyle.
The team of the Zan Mitrev Clinic “Wild Hogs” regularly participates in international tournaments, representing Macedonia in this sport as the founder, an advocate for development, and a promoter of something that widely expands throughout Europe and in the World, creating national leagues and federations.
With the support of FIFA and UEFA, this sport experiences global growth and is recognized as a healthy, beneficial and safe alternative to traditional football. Through such international competitions, Zan Mitrev Clinic strengthens its mission to create a movement that will spread the culture of sports and healthy lifestyle in Macedonia and throughout the region.