Health Project (Serbia)

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The objective of the Serbia Health Project is to build capacity to develop a sustainable, performance oriented health care system where providers are rewarded for quality and efficiency and where health insurance coverage ensures access to affordable and effective care. There are two main project components. The first project component, Health Services Restructuring, the largest in the Project, will support planning and initial steps in implementation of the Government's strategy for improving the efficiency of healthcare delivery while maintaining quality. At the member state level, it will provide continued support for development of a master plan for the health care provider network, development of planning standards and guidelines, and health management training. In four areas (Kraljevo, Valjevo, Vranje and Zrenjanin), the Project will support initial restructuring and rehabilitation of physical and human capacity at secondary care level in the general hospital, with a focus on optimizing the relationship between primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care, and improving the linkages between local Institutes of Public Health and healthcare planning and management. The second component, Health Finance, Policy, and Management, will build the capacity of the government to develop, communicate, and effectively implement health financing mechanisms, health policy, and health sector regulation. There are five sub-components: (i) development of institutional capacity in the Health Insurance Fund (HIF) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) to review and improve the basic benefit package, the public/private mix of financing and delivery, and the provider payment and contracting systems, including monitoring mechanisms; (ii) public health finance; review of public health expenditures and financing; (iii) licensing and accreditation; (iv) health information systems: development of a health information systems master plan, data standards for Serbia, and a health information service; and (v) MOH capacity-building and communication.