INSTITUT ZA ZASTITU ZDRAVLJA SRBIJEDR MILAN JOVANOVIC BATUT

Their core work

The Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanović Batut" is Serbia's national public health institute, responsible for disease surveillance, epidemiological monitoring, and health policy guidance across the country. In H2020, they contributed population-level health data, epidemic intelligence expertise, and public health monitoring capabilities to European research consortia. Their work spans outbreak detection using big data approaches, COVID-19 population health research, and assessing how urban blue-green infrastructure affects public health outcomes.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their H2020 participation is compressed into 2020-2021, making long-term trend analysis difficult. Early keywords center on epidemic intelligence, big data for outbreak monitoring, and One Health — reflecting the immediate pandemic-era priorities. More recent involvement shifts toward urban health, blue-green infrastructure, AI-based monitoring, and behavioural change, suggesting a broadening from reactive disease surveillance toward preventive environmental health approaches.

Moving from traditional disease surveillance toward data-driven environmental and urban health assessment, making them relevant for smart city and climate-health projects.

How they like to work

Exclusively a participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, joining large consortia as a contributing partner. With 79 unique partners across 33 countries from just 3 projects, they operate in very large, pan-European consortia typical of health infrastructure and surveillance networks. This suggests they are a trusted national data provider rather than a project initiator.

Despite only 3 projects, they have collaborated with 79 partners across 33 countries, reflecting participation in broad European health surveillance and infrastructure networks. Their reach spans nearly all EU and associated countries.

What sets them apart

As Serbia's national public health institute, they bring country-level epidemiological data and surveillance infrastructure that no other Serbian organization can provide. For consortium builders targeting Western Balkans coverage in health projects, they are the natural choice — they represent an entire country's public health data system. Their combination of epidemic intelligence, population health data, and emerging urban health work makes them a versatile public health partner.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MOOD
  Largest funding share (EUR 147,501) — a major disease surveillance project combining big data, One Health, and climate change impacts on outbreak patterns.
• HEART
  Represents a strategic pivot into urban health and AI-based monitoring of blue-green interventions, signaling new capabilities beyond traditional epidemiology.