Bits of History – Medicine

Bits of History – Medicine

Igor Rudan, working on global health problems, is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland.


A considerable number of contemporary Croatian scientists are having a world wide reputation. It would be impossible to mention them all in a small essay like this. See [Distinguished Croatian scientists in the world, I, II, III].

Martyrdom in Croatian Homeland War (1990-1995), lecture delivered in Zagreb by dr. Juraj Njavro in 2005, surgeon at the Vukovar Hospital in 1991, [PPT, in Croatian].
My deep gratitude to dr. Njavro for permission.

The Wall of Pain (Zid boli) in Zagreb is a memorial for all Croatians who were killed or disappeared during the Greater-Serbian aggression on Croatia (1990-1995).

Here is the list of killed children during Serbien siege of the city of Vukovar. Three of them have been exhumed from the infamous Ovcara mass grave. Matej Aleksandar, 1989-1991 Dragutin Balog, 1974-1991 (Ovcara)
Josip Bandic, 1976-1991
Tomislav Baumgertner, 1973-1991 (Ovcara)
Zeljko Cvetkovic, 1973-1991
Goran Cecevac, 1990-1991 (less than two years old)
Dalibor Cernok, 1984-1991
Igor Cernok, 1977-1991
Vedran Galic, 1973-1991 (Ovcara)
Stevo Gegic, 1973-1991
Sabahudin Grsic, 1975-1991
Gracuela Jelic, 1975-1991
Igor Kacic, 1975-1991
Ivan Kljajic, 1991-1991 (nine months old)
Mario Kolaric, 1978-1991
Damir Lehkec, 1973-1991
Sinisa Marjanovic, 1975-1991
Nevenka Markus, 1974-1991
Karlo Nikolic, 1973-1991
Dario Paksec, 1976-1992
Damir Paksec, 1980-1992
Zlatko Palahinjak, 1973-1991
Zorica Pavlovic, 1976-1991
Dario Pejic, 1979-1991
Sinisa Rajkovic, 1975-1991
Stjepan Rukavina, 1974-1991
Darko Suceviæ, 1973-1991
Ante Saric, 1974-1991
Borislav Simunic, 1974-1991
Damir Sper, 1973-1991
Djordje Vidakovic, 1978-1991
Antonio Vidakovic, 1975-1991
Mario Vuletic, 1973-1991 These data are taken from the following monograph: Stefan Biro (ed.): Vukovarska Bolnica 1991 (Vukovar Hospital in 1991), Vukovar 2007, 371 pp. In particular, see the article by Vesna Bosanac and Davor Bandiæ: Djeca u rati (Children in the War), pp. 230-236.

Slobodan Lang, distingushed proponent of human rights in Croatia, known for his numerous humanitarian actions, like


Teddy the Guardian, the first smart teddy bear in the world, conceived by Josipa Majic and Ana Burica in Zagreb

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