Georgia’s President and the first lady have joined the country's new campaign to intensify the fight against Hepatitis C.
President Giorgi Margvelashvili and his pregnant partner Maka Chichua, posted a picture on the President’s official Facebook page that showed themselves posing with their hands outstretched, showing off words written on their palms that said: "STOP C”.
Giorgi Margvelashvili and Maka Chichua; Photo by the President's Press Service.
Georgia declared 2015 as the year of fighting against Hepatitis C.
Health Minister David Sergeenko said new Hepatitis C medicine would soon enter the Georgian market from the United States and would almost completely eliminate the infectious disease in the country.
In order to raise Hepatitis C awareness in Georgia, Sergeenko launched the STOP C campaign. Within the initiative, high officials post pictures of themselves with "STOP C” written on their palms and challenge other authorities or agencies to join the campaign.
Georgia's Foreign Ministry and Energy Ministry, as well as the Chief Prosecutor's Office have already joined the STOP C campaign.
Head office of the Foreign Ministry with Minister Tamar Beruchashvili in the centre. Photo by the Foreign Ministry's Press Service
Head office of the Energy Ministry with Minister Kakha Kaladze in the centre. Photo by the Energy Ministry's Press Service
The Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia. Photo by the Office's Press Service
The Ministers, Deputy Ministers and the entire staff of the head offices of the two Ministries and the Chief Prosecutor have openly supported the Health Minister’s call to join the initiative.
The Foreign Ministry invited Georgia’s Embassies abroad and foreign missions in Georgia to take part in the campaign.