EU experts to improve Health Care Waste Management System in Georgia
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Experts from the European Union (EU) are coming to Georgia to support development of the Georgian Health Care Waste Management System (HCWM).
The EU experts will provide information and recommendations on the revision and harmonisation of the Georgian HCWM regulations in order to align them with the EU norms and standards.
The mission aimed to strengthen the existing Georgian management system of the Health Care Waste produced by medical settings.
The European experts will come to Georgia within the framework of the EU the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument of the European Commission (TAIEX) Programme.
The mission will take place between 18 and 22 January 2016.
Beneficiary Institutions in Georgia will be the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia and the National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health.
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