In 1992, during the armed conflict in Bosnia, corridor between the two parts of the territory of the Bosnian Serb Republic was cut by enemy forces. The hospital in Banjaluka, the capital of Serbian Republic, had a shortage of oxygen for incubators. The shipment of the oxygen was sent from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, but could not reach the destination. Enemy forces did not allow the transport of the shipment through the corridor, with explanation they wanted to prevent weapons to be smuggled along with the shipment. Because of the same doubts, the UN peace forces did not allow the transport of the shipment. 12 babies died in the hospital that horrible night. One baby, Sladjana, did survive…
A year ago, more than 13 years after, Sladjana passed on. During these 13 years, she had numerous health problems because of the lack of oxygen in the first hours of her life. 14 months before she died, she was diagnosed to have cancer of bones.
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