US Embassy representatives visit Jo Ann University Hospital handing over gifts to children
The University officials highlighted the US support, within the framework of which a new paediatric oncology department will be opened at the hospital, where children suffering from cancer will be able to receive treatment in accordance with modern standards. Photo: European University
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The representatives of the United States Embassy to Georgia on Friday visited the Jo Ann University Hospital in Tbilisi and handed over the gifts to the patients in the children's department, the European University said.
Tamar Zarginava, a Vice-rector of European University and Zaza Sopromadze, an Executive Director of the Jo Ann University Hospital, as well as Maya Tsanava, a Deputy Director and Khatuna Dolidze, a chair of the psycho-rehabilitation centre of the hospital, have hosted the guests, expressing their gratitude to the Embassy staff.
Photo: European University
The University officials highlighted the US support, within the framework of which a new paediatric oncology department will be opened at the hospital, where children suffering from cancer will be able to receive treatment in accordance with modern standards.
The Jo Ann University Hospital was founded by American philanthropist Jo Ann McGowan together with Georgian surgeons 25 years ago, whose efforts made it possible to ensure treatment for children with heart issues on the spot.
The hospital had operated under the name of the Medical Center until 2022, before its transfer to the ownership of European University.
The Tbilisi-based European University has become the partner of the Jo Ann Medical Centre, with the educational institution’s medical students set to undergo practical training at the clinic under the guidance of “leading professionals”, the University announced on Friday.
The construction of the first children’s oncology centre has begun in Tbilisi on the base of the existing Jo Ann medical centre in the Digomi district of Tbilisi, Zurabishvili has stated.
United States President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion Government funding bill for the fiscal year 2023, with the legislation including $132,025,000 in assistance for Georgia, the White House said.
The United States Appropriations Act for 2023 has earmarked at least $132,025,000 in assistance for Georgia, the figures released on Tuesday show.
The Tbilisi-based European University has been ranked among the world's best universities in the 2022 edition of the British magazine Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, the University announced on Tuesday.
The Tbilisi-based European University has launched the Let’s Get to Know Georgia project, which aims to introduce foreign students of the University to historical sites of Georgia and raise their awareness of domestic culture, the European University said on Tuesday.
The Tbilisi-based European University on Friday hosted the multicultural festival, with representatives from over 70 countries represented in the courtyard of the student dormitory, sharing their diverse cultures on the grand stage.