Hepatitis C screening available on Batumi boulevard

Emergency assistance and Hepatitis C screening will now be available on the central boulevard of the Georgian Black Sea resort town of Batumi.

Equipped with all the necessary facilities, the mobile ambulance offers a wide range of medical services to the population during the summer season.

The emergency team provides first aid service to those in need, while in case of necessity ambulatory service will also be provided.

This is the second year emergency assistance and the screening point have been available during the summer to encourage people to test for and treat Hepatitis C. Photo by Georgian Health Ministry

Visiting the boulevard yesterday Georgian Health Minister Davit Sergeenko attended the Hepatitis C screening process.

Tests for Hepatitis C to reveal the disease are free of charge.

Georgia’s Health Ministry has launched a new campaign titled Cure Yourself in order to encourage people to be tested for Hepatitis C, as the disease has no symptoms until late in its development.

Through the campaign #განიკურნე (Geo. ganikurne, cure yourself) the Ministry appeals to people to apply for screening in order to understand whether they have the illness or not, as the treatment of Hepatitis C is free of charge in Georgia.