Geographical Locations - Serbia and Montenegro

• (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 533
• CIA World Factbook : Serbia and Montenegro

Organisations and Networks

UN and Multinational

• WHO
  - WHO Country Profile - Serbia and Montenegro
  - WHO - Tobacco control: Country Profile: Yugoslavia
  - WHO - Environmental Burden of Disease: Country Profile – Serbia and Montenegro
  - WHO – Progress in the Prevention of Injuries in the WHO European Region: Serbia
  - WHO - Progress in the prevention of injuries in the WHO European Region: Montenegro
• WHO Regional Office for Europe (EURO) in Copenhagen (Denmark)

Government

• Federal Government
• Federal Statistical Office
• Ministry of Health, Republic of Serbia

Non-Government

• EkoForum
  EkoForum is environmental non-government organization based in Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro). The organization's main goal is improving the environmental reporting in the country through the cooperation with media and environmental journalists.
• Group 484
  A non-profit, non-governmental organization, Group 484 works to empower forced migrants“(refugees, internally displaced persons, asylum-seekers) to actively seek their rights, and encourage local population, especially young people, to embrace and respect diversity. The organisation wishes to create a world in which people will be free to choose where to live, and in which all their rights and differences will be respected. Together with local communities, organizations and individuals – and particularly with youth – we strive to empower people to take initiative and fully participate in building a democratic society where all human rights are respected.
• Health Institute for Mothers and Children
• Humanitarian Law Center
  "A regional non-governmental human rights and humanitarian law organization, the Humanitarian Law Center was founded in 1992 following the outbreak of armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. The HLC is based in Belgrade and has regional offices in Priština and Prizren in Kosovo, Novi Sad in Vojvodina (opened in 1997), and in Podgorica, Montenegro (opened 1999). Over 70 lawyers, attorneys, researchers, analysts and other dedicated professionals work for the HLC on a full- or part-time basis. "
• Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade
  The Institute for Medical Research is an organisation which conducts fundamental and applied research in the field of biomedicine. It's goal is application and dissemination of knowledge through publication, education and international co-operation.
• IRC : Serbia and Montenegro
• MSF - Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders
• Novi Sad Humanitarian Centre
  Novi Sad Humanitarian Centre is a local non-governmental, non-profit charitable organisation founded in 1998 in Novi Sad. The NSHC work was initiated with the aim to provide assistance to all people affected by crises, as well as to humanise and foster the development of the local community and the region. NSHC works in all 46 municipalities of the autonomous province of Vojvodina (northern part of Serbia).The socio-humanitarian and educational support programmes of NSHC are directed towards vulnerable and marginalised groups: refugees and displaced persons, the elderly, Roma, homeless people, the deprived and destitute individuals.
• Serbian Medical Society
• Serbian Refugee Council
  "Serbian Refugee Council is an alliance of six local NGOs actively dealing with issues of refugees and internally displaced people, established with the view of enhancing their role and influence in finding sustainable long-term solutions for refugees and the displaced in Serbia and the western Balkans region, through joint advocacy and public policy development. SRC is a non-governmental, non-profit umbrella organization with a vision to create a fairer world for refugees, IDPs and other people affected by forced migrations, to improve the overall tolerance in society, making it more equitable and prosperous."
• Zdravo Da Ste / Hi Neighbour
  Zdravo Da Ste/Hi Neighbour is local, non-governmental, non-profit organisation officially registered in 1994. The Programme was initiated by a group of volunteer developmental psychologists from Belgrade in 1992, and during the following years expanded to a network of psychologists, educators, social workers and others covering 24 municipalities in Serbia. The organisation's activities are aimed at protecting and promoting development during war and post-war crisis. It provides support in building social communities. Activities include psychosocial support, cultural and social integration, training and skill development, exhibitions, human interventions and intercultural exchange.

Academic Institutions

• Institute of Public Health of Serbia

National Policy and Related Documents

Reports, Guidelines, and Projects

• Securing Health: Lessons from Nation Building Missions - This monograph presents the results of research conducted by the RAND Corporation on the health component of nation-building operations. The purpose of the research was to analyze the activities that countries, international institutions, and non-governmental organizations undertake in rebuilding public health and health care delivery systems after major conflict. In addition, this monograph outlines key principles for the success of such reconstruction efforts and identifies lessons for future nation-building operations.

Educational Resources

• BBC News Country Profile Serbia and Montenegro
• CDC - Travel Information : Eastern Europe and the NIS
• Library of Congress, Country Study: Former Yugoslavia