TENTH WORLD CONGRESS ON USE OF ULTRASOUND TO BE HELD IN CROATIA ( Editorial: --> 6856 )

( Editorial: --> 6856 ) WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Hina) - The tenth world congress on the use of ultrasound in gynaecology and obstetrics will be held in Croatia in October 2000, the World Congress General Assembly has decided this week in Washington. "The decision is a good proof that Croatia is recognisable in the sphere of ultrasound and that it stands better than other, objectively speaking, economically stronger countries," Prof. Dr. Asim Kurjak, head of the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic at the Holy Spirit Hospital in Zagreb, said in Washington on Thursday. About 2,000 medical experts from all over the world are expected to attend the congress, which will represent a big step in the return of Croatia to the international scientific scene. Evaluating Croatia's scientific production in the area of gynaecology, Kurjak stressed that Croatia was among the five leading countries according to the number of original scientific papers and publications on gynaecology. A European congress of perinatal medicine will be held in Croatia in June next year. (hina) vm mm 021115 MET nov 97