<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The new Law on Public Health was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 15 dated 25 February 2016. Comparing to the previous Law, the biggest changes have been made in the domain of monitoring the indicators of the environment and population health. The responsibility of controlling the quality and safety of food was given back to the Ministry of Health. This paper presents the principal regulations regarding the main functions, principals and organizational features of the public health system in Serbia.</p></abstract>

The new Law on Public Health was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 15 dated 25 February 2016. Comparing to the previous Law, the biggest changes have been made in the domain of monitoring the indicators of the environment and population health. The responsibility of controlling the quality and safety of food was given back to the Ministry of Health. This paper presents the principal regulations regarding the main functions, principals and organizational features of the public health system in Serbia.

Public Health and the New Law of Public Health in Republic of Serbia

Department of Hygiene and ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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The new Law on Public Health was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 15 dated 25 February 2016. Comparing to the previous Law, the...

Public Health and the New Law of Public Health in Republic of Serbia

Published Online: Oct 29, 2018

Page range: 211 - 214

Received: Apr 08, 2016

Accepted: May 19, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0079

Keywords
Public Health, New Legislation, Health System, Serbia, Health Policy

© 2018 Nela Djonovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Public Health and the New Law of Public Health in Republic of Serbia

Published Online: Oct 29, 2018

Page range: 211 - 214

Received: Apr 08, 2016

Accepted: May 19, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0079

KeywordsPublic Health, New Legislation, Health System, Serbia, Health Policy

© 2018 Nela Djonovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Public Health, New Legislation, Health System, Serbia, Health Policy