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15.01.2026.

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Data released: Serbia spends millions on rare diseases; until 2012, that number was virtually zero.

The Republic of Serbia allocates millions for the treatment of rare diseases, and in 2025 alone, more than 930 patients in Serbia were treated for rare diseases thanks to state funding.

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Data released: Serbia spends millions on rare diseases; until 2012, that number was virtually zero.
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Official data show that for 2026, the state has allocated 10,200,000,000 dinars for the treatment of rare diseases in children and adults.

Data released: Serbia spends millions on rare diseases; until 2012, that number was virtually zero.
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In 2025, the number of patients—both children and adults—treated for rare diseases was 930.

In 2012, that number was 8, and before 2012, under the previous government, people in Serbia were not treated for rare diseases at all.

Data released: Serbia spends millions on rare diseases; until 2012, that number was virtually zero.
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Health Minister Zlatibor Lončar stated that until 2012, the Serbian government “allocated zero dinars for children with rare diseases, and not a single child received treatment.” He emphasized that “thanks to state funding, today 930 children in Serbia are being treated for rare diseases, covering more than 40 different diagnoses.”

The number of children treated abroad between 2013 and 2025 was 5,873, while in the period from 2008 to 2012, that number was only 440.

“At the end of 2014, the state established a Budget Fund for treating children abroad, in order to provide organized and systematic assistance to anyone who needs specific medical care available only in certain world centers,” Lončar said.

Data released: Serbia spends millions on rare diseases; until 2012, that number was virtually zero.
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Regarding the number of children being treated for rare diseases, according to official data, the highest number was in 2025, when 296 children were treated for rare diseases, while in 2011 that number was 0.

Data released: Serbia spends millions on rare diseases; until 2012, that number was virtually zero.
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The Republic of Serbia, under the leadership of Aleksandar Vučić, has been allocating billions for innovative medicines for years.

Data released: Serbia spends millions on rare diseases; until 2012, that number was virtually zero.
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