Treatment, medicines to be financed for all oncology patients in Georgia
Hormone therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and medicines will be financed for all oncology patients throughout Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Hormone therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and medicines will be financed for all oncology patients throughout Georgia, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.
The body added treatment of oncological diseases would be “equally accessible to each patient”, regardless of their income, within the Universal Healthcare Programme.
Among them are patients whose annual income is more than ₾40,000 ($15,356). Before the amendments, these services were not financed for them. The news will also affect insured veterans”, the Ministry said.
The Government of Georgia has already approved the amendments, the Ministry said.
The Georgian Government will fully finance treatment of children with oncological diseases in medical institutions of Israel, Spain and Turkey after signing a deal on cooperation with partner clinics on Monday, the Health Ministry announced.
The Georgian Ministry of Health and medical institutions in Israel, Spain and Turkey will sign agreements on cooperation this month to offer treatment to 300 children patients of cancer in Georgia in a ₾30 million ($11.56mln) annual programme. The programme - fully financed by the state - would be a “transitional stage” until services are strengthened in Georgia, and a children's oncology centre, equipped with modern standards and high-tech equipment, is created in the country.
The Georgian Government will finance treatment for 300 children cancer patients in the country in the “best clinics” around the world in a ₾30 million ($12mln) annual programme, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday.
Georgian Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili on Monday said the Ministry would finance "year-long medication needs" for oncology patients and was in talks with drug manufacturers.
The Georgian Government on Monday said it would fund oncological surgery, both planned and emergency, for all cancer patients without the state-funded insurance, and announced tougher regulations for dental service providers to ensure higher standards for safety.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said the Government would allocate an additional ₾65 million ($23 mln) to the Healthcare Ministry to finance early treatment for oncology patients in next year's budget, with a total spending of ₾7.8 billion ($2,873).
Zurab Azarashvili, the candidate for the Minister of Health of Georgia, on Monday said the body would start financing early testing for patients with oncological illnesses “in the near future”.