EU, WHO team up to help Georgian healthcare system cope with pandemic
The European Union, in partnership with WHO, has been supporting Georgia’s healthcare system in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic through various initiatives. Photo: Delegation of the European Union to Georgia
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The European Union and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are working together in Georgia to provide medical equipment and training to health workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell and WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge discussed the EU support to the county’s healthcare system, as well as further developments and perspectives of cooperation with the WHO during the meeting in Tbilisi yesterday.
Statements from meeting of EU Ambassador @CarlHartzellEU & WHO Regional Director for Europe @hans_kluge.
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EU + WHO together are providing medical supplies & expertise to medical laboratories & staff in Georgia against the pandemic. #togethervsCOVID19 #EU4Georgia pic.twitter.com/dA1qiUP23W
Ambassador Hartzell said that ‘an important part of the European Union’s efforts to support Georgia during this pandemic is the direct support we are providing to the Georgian health sector’.
In this field, we have provided funding to WHO to deliver over 2 million pieces of medical equipment to laboratories and hospitals in Georgia”, he said.
Carl Hartzell also noted that the EU is also discussing with the WHO ‘ways to support vaccine deployment and vaccination efforts’.
This will be challenging, but we will be working hard through different channels to make sure that we do as much as we can to help bringing Georgia out of this health crisis”, he added.
Hans Kluge, who is on a five-day visit to Georgia, also stated that health is 'an important driver of social cohesion, economic development and ultimately regional security’.
The Government of Georgia is determining high risks groups of vaccination after Georgia receives the coronavirus vaccine. Georgian Prime Minister stated yesterday that it is important to start vaccination in the country as soon as possible, using ‘safe and qualitative’ vaccine approved by the United States and the European Union.
A total of 1,731 new cases of coronavirus have been reported over the last 24 hours in Georgia after conducting 9,812 tests. Meanwhile, 4,599 individuals have recovered, outnumbering the new cases, while 39 have died. Out of the 1,731 new cases 774 were reported in Tbilisi.
A number of innovative approaches, such as fever clinics, online clinics and COVID hotels may be a good example for other countries while fighting against COVID-19 pandemic, said Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe at a press conference with Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze.
The Georgian healthcare system has capacity for refrigerators required for the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 virus, in case the country selects the preparation for purchase, the Head of the National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health Amiran Gamkrelidze announced on Wendesday.
Covid-19 response of the Georgian authorities and specifically government led by the Prime Minister is truly commendable, has stated Hans Kluge, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Redonal Director for Europe after his meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia today.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Harzell has said in his New Year statement that 2020 was a year that started with a political crisis and ended with another, election-related political crisis in Georgia.