ABSTRACT
The appearance of the first infected person in Croatia was a sufficient signal for the prompt reaction of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the active involvement of the Civil Protection Directorate and the entire civil protection system in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. During this long and uncertain fight against COVID-19, emphasis was placed on the activation of national and local civil protection headquarters, the establishment of the Logistic Center of the Civil Protection Directorate, the participation in setting up and equipping additional capacities for the needs of medical institutions, the distribution of vaccines and the implementation of vaccinations, timely and transparent crisis communication, continuous supervision over the implementation of measures defined in decisions and on international cooperation within the framework of civil protection. It can be said that Croatia found a way to successfully fight this global health crisis, this was greatly due to by the cooperation of national and local bodies, civil protection headquarters, expert working groups and other experts, and the citizens of the Republic of Croatia. © 2022 Hrvatski Lijecnicki Zbor. All rights reserved.