Evaluation of ECHO Interventions in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia) - Health Report

The main thrust of ECHO’s intervention was the support to the Primary Health Care (PHC) sector; starting in areas where a large number of IDPs were concentrated, it was gradually extended to the whole of Serbia. NGO partners supported at first outreach services, which also benefitted from a training program for patronage nurses. They then undertook basic rehabilitation of infrastructure and donated medical equipment, accompanied by a small training component. Other partners focused on people with disabilities, through support to individuals and institutions, including managerial capacity building. A third line of ECHO-funded work was the support to the Institute of Public Health in the field of detection of communicable diseases. The total amount of expenditures in the health sector was 20,250,000 Euro between 2000-2003.