An osteodensitometry laboratory was put into service on Friday at the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Skopje.

The Euro 75.000 laboratory was procured through the government-run project for opening of scientific laboratories.

It is equipped with instruments for detecting the presence of osteoporosis, early diagnosis, regular check-ups and for treatment of patients.

PM Nikola Gruevski, ministers of health and education, Nikola Todorov and Pance Kralev, were in attendance at the event.

The institution was opened in the 1960s. Minister Todorov said that the facility would undergo a reconstruction in the second stage of the project, which was backed by the Council of Europe Development Bank.