The activities of the Republic of Serbia in achieving the objectives given by the ratification of the Protocol on water and health

Abstract

By the ratification of the Protocol on water and health, the Republic of Serbia accepted the obligations of that international treaty, which is also the key instrument in advancing the water-and-sanitation- realted goal of the Commitment to Act of the Parma Declaration on Environment and Health. For the purpose of the achieving and maintaining the established and validated Protocol on Watwr and Health targets, and in order to obtain the high level of protection against water-related diseases, the continuous cooperation between ministries and institutions of health and environment is needed, as well as the mobilization on local and regional level, which will contribute to awareness raising in each individual of the necessity of the water resources and environmental protection, as well as of the hygienic promotion and health protection.

Keywords

• water related diseases
• environmental protection
• health protection
• intersectorial cooperation