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<p align="center"><b>PLIVA's healthcare and medical portals, <a href="http://www.plivazdravlje.hr">www.PLIVAzdravlje.hr</a> |
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and <a href="http://www.plivamed.net">www.PLIVAmed.net</a>, receive another |
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confirmation of quality</b></p> |
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<p align="left"><i>Zagreb, 18 March 2002</i></p> |
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<p>The "Health on the Net" Foundation (HON) awarded PLIVA's portals with HON Code |
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of Conduct for healthcare and medical web sites. This Foundation is currently |
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the most significant independent institution addressing the quality, reliability |
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and credibility of healthcare information.</p> |
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<p>The Code of Conduct reward places PLIVAmed.net and PLIVAzdravlje.hr among the |
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world's most respected healthcare and medical portals such as WebMD.com, DrKoop.com |
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or CBShealthwatch.</p> |
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<p>In only half a year on the web, PLIVAzdravlje.hr and PLIVAmed.net have become |
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leading Croatian (and not only Croatian) specialized portals.</p> |
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<p>Since its launch in September 2001, <a href="http://www.plivazdravlje.hr">www.PLIVAzdravlje.hr</a> |
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was visited by over 1,500,000 visitors and has received (and answered) over |
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two thousand inquiries related to healthcare issues. The quality of PLIVAzdravlje.hr |
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has been recognized not only by visitors, but also by many off- and on-line |
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magazines. It has become a main source of medical and healthcare news and articles |
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for most portals and web sites.</p> |
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<p> Being only six months on the web, <a href="http://www.plivamed.net">www.PLIVAmed.net</a> |
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has become the leading Croatian medical portal. Over two thousand physicians, |
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pharmacists and other healthcare professionals from Croatia and abroad have |
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become registered users. PLIVAmed.net has become the leading portal for medical |
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professionals who are increasingly seeking to publish their works on PLIVAmed.net.</p> |
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<p>PLIVAmed.net closely cooperates with most relevant medical institutions and |
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leading medical experts - Medical School University of Zagreb, Clinical Hospital |
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Centre, Croatian Medical Association, etc. Good cooperation has been established |
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with most respected Croatian scientific journals such as "Lijecnicki vjesnik", |
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"Farmaceutski glasnik", "Infektoloski glasnik", etc. PLIVA's portals have been |
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recognized as an important communication channel not only among medical professionals |
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but also among the general public.</p> |
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<p align="center">#########</p> |
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<p>For additional information, please contact:</p> |
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<p>Dubravko Merlic<br> |
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Corporate Communications<br> |
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Director<br> |
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Tel.: 385 1 / 6120 852<br> |
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Fax: 385 1 / 6160 358<br> |
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:Dubravko.Merlic@pliva.hr">Dubravko.Merlic@pliva.hr</a></p> |
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<p>Roberta Brusic<br> |
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Corporate Communications<br> |
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Public Relations Manager<br> |
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Tel.: 385 1 / 6160 434<br> |
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Fax: 385 1 / 6120 687<br> |
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Email: <a href="mailto:Roberta.Brusic@pliva.hr">Roberta.Brusic@pliva.hr</a></p> |