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Collaboration in post-socialist public health systems of Serbia and Croatia is characterized by diverse and often conflicting forms, necessitating reflexive, power-aware partnerships in health governance. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The article investigates how collaboration functions in public health systems of Serbia and Croatia.

March 3, 2026Open Access

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The article investigates how collaboration functions in public health systems of Serbia and Croatia.
Ethnographic research conducted in Serbia and Croatia
Expert interviews with public health officials
Analysis of historical context of Yugoslav social medicine
Identified diverse forms of collaboration in health governance
Highlighted conflicts and continuities compared to past practices
Argued for reflexive and power-aware partnerships in health management

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This article explores how collaboration operates as both a concept and a practice in the post-socialist public health systems of Serbia and Croatia. Drawing on ethnographic research and expert interviews, it identifies diverse, often conflicting forms of collaboration. By tracing continuities and ruptures with Yugoslav social medicine, the article argues for reflexive, power-aware forms of partnership in contemporary health governance.

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