• Better noncommunicable disease outcomes: challenges and opportunities for health systems: Serbia country assessment 

      Vasić, Milena; Kilibarda, Biljana; Rakić, Jelena Gudelj; Bojović, Aleksandar; Pusztai, Zsofia; Raposo, João Filipe; Camacho, Rolando; Lourenço, Alexandre; Stachenko, Sylvie; Williams, Julianne; Popovich, Marina; Gambaryan, Marine; Jurgutis, Arnoldas; Corbex, Marilys; Mantingh, Frederiek; Farrington, Jill (‏2018‎, WHO/EURO:2018-7424-47190-69140)‏
      Despite positive trends, life expectancy in Serbia is well below the average for the WHO European Region.The probability of dying from one of the main noncommunicable diseases (‏NCDs)‏ between the ages of30 and 69 years is 20%. This has significant socioeconomic consequences for the development of thecountry and calls for an immediate strengthening of the health system to respond to the growing burdenof NCDs. Despite significant progress and political commitment in Serbia, the outcomes of NCDs couldstill be improved. This report reviews the challenges ...
    • Evaluation of the organization and provision of primary care in Serbia: a survey-based project in the regions of Vojvodina, Central Serbia and Belgrade 

      Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanović Batut”; Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research; World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2010‎, WHO/EURO:2010-7621-47388-69613)‏
      In many countries in transition, health reforms are part of profound and comprehensive changes in essential societal functions and values. Reforms of (‏primary)‏ care are not always based on evidence and progress may be driven by political arguments or the interests of specific professional groups, rather than by the results of sound evaluations. However, policy-makers and managers nowadays increasingly demand evidence of the progress of reforms and the responsiveness of services. The implementation of the WHO Primary Care Evaluation Tool (‏PCET)‏ ...
    • Floods in the Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia: situation report No. 2, 3 June 2014 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2014‎, WHO/EURO:2014-4438-44201-62416)‏
      This report is the second in a series of situation reports on the 2014 Balkan floods. The report provides an overview of the crisis, highlighting key data on displacements, deaths, and health facility damage; as well as the WHO's response, and epidemiological monitoring.
    • Floods in the Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia: situation report No. 3, 13 June 2014 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2014‎, WHO/EURO:2014-4438-44201-62415)‏
      The third situation report on the 2014 Balkan floods. The report provides an overview of the crisis, highlighting key data on displacements, deaths, and health facility damage; as well as the WHO's response, and epidemiological monitoring.
    • Floods in the Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia: situation report No.1, 25 May 2014 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2014‎, WHO/EURO:2014-6328-46094-66674)‏
      The first situation report on the 2014 Balkan floods. The report provides an overview of the crisis, highlighting key data on displacements, deaths, and health facility damage; as well as the WHO's response, and epidemiological monitoring.
    • Health impact of ambient air pollution in Serbia: a call to action 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2019‎, WHO/EURO:2019-3543-43302-60694)‏
      This report, on a comprehensive investigation on the impact of air quality on health in Serbia, assesses the effects of air pollution on health in major cities. The results show that long-term exposure to air pollution leads to premature death for a relevant percentage of the population, and short-term exposure to air pollution increases mortality risk. The investigation collected data on air quality, the population and its health in 2010–2015. Levels of pollutants exceeding the values of the WHO air quality guidelines and the limits set by ...
    • Investing for a safe and healthy Serbia: WHO Health Emergencies Programme at the country level 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2019‎, WHO/EURO:2019-3792-43551-61167)‏
      The European Region is part of a highly interconnected world. Diseases can spread at the speed of an aeroplane, and people fleeing emergencies often cross international frontiers. Recent striking examples of international emergencies with repercussions in Europe are the outbreaks of the Ebola and Zika viruses, and the Syrian humanitarian crisis.
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Serbia 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2020‎, WHO/EURO:2020-1525-41275-56171)‏
      Conclusions and recommendations of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination, based on 2018 data submitted by national verification committees.
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Serbia 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2018‎, WHO/EURO:2018-3115-42873-59821)‏
      Conclusions and recommendations of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination, based on 2016 data submitted by national verification committees.
    • Measles and rubella elimination country profile: Serbia 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2019‎, WHO/EURO:2019-3115-42873-60914)‏
      Conclusions and recommendations of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination, based on 2017 data submitted by national verification committees.
    • National situational analysis of water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities in Serbia: summary report 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2020‎, WHO/EURO:2020-5633-45398-64964)‏
      Provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene (‏WASH)‏ and adequate waste management in health care facilities is an essential aspect of ensuring high-quality health care. A resolution on WASH services in health care facilities was adopted at the Seventy-second World Health Assembly in May 2019, stressing the importance of adequate WASH services in achieving universal health coverage and re-emphasizing WASH-related commitments, such as those expressed by the Sustainable Development Goals. In the WHO European Region, countries have also committed ...
    • Review and reorientation of the Serbian national programme for early detection of cervical cancer towards greater health equity 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2015)‏
      Studies conducted in Serbia and worldwide concluded that socioeconomic determinants of health, such as gender, wealth, ethnicity and place of living, are strongly associated with health status. Recognized inequalities in health due to differences in socioeconomic status require a structured institutional response and multisectoral actions at many levels. The WHO Regional Office for Europe proposed using methodology developed to review and reorient national strategies, programmes and actions (‏SPAs)‏ towards greater equity. The Serbian Ministry of ...
    • Routine immunization profile: Serbia 

      World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe (‏2019‎, WHO/EURO:2019-3765-43524-61131)‏
      Summary of routine immunization and vaccine-preventable diseases surveillance data, based primarily on data for 2017 submitted through the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on Immunization.