Public Health and the New Law of Public Health in Republic of Serbia
, and | Oct 29, 2018
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
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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 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.