​Sector for health protection is in charge of conducting activities concerning preparation of implementation of health policies, strategies, programs and projects aimed at successful implementation and enforcement of health care in order to improve health of the population.

Normative work and administrative procedures of the first and  second degree in the field of health care are under the supervision of this department, as well as organization of professional supervision of medical institutions. Scope of work of this department includes preparation and conducting of procedures for approving specializations and additional education, planning and organization of expert exams for health workers and health associates, conducting procedures for acquiring title of primarius, activities concerning improvement of system quality of health protection, and monitoring of health technologies and technologies for conducting medical waste.

Sector cooperates with institutions and agencies in health system, local communities, chambers and professional health workers chambers, international health institutions and non-governmental organizations in the area of its scope of work and other.

Internal organizational units of the department for health protection consist of three divisions:

a) Section for Primary Health Care

b) Section for Hospital Health Care

c) Section for Normative and Legal affairs