Health ministry launches vaccination to prevent cervical cancer
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Georgia’s Health Ministry hosted a conference today to announce plans to vaccinate against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which is a main cause of cervical cancer in women.
The health ministry stressed the vaccines provided through the support of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) is "absolutely safe” and are widely used in more than 70 countries of Europe and the North American continent.
About 200 women die because of cervical cancer in Georgia annually. The involvement of the girls between 9-14 years in the immunization process will significantly decrease the figure,” Deputy Health Minister Nino Berdzuli stated.
She said in 70 percent of cases HPV causes cervical cancer.
The free vaccination will launch from December one this year in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Adjara and Abkhazia autonomous republics.
The target group will be girls between 9 and 14 years.
The Government of Georgia is expanding the number of state-funded medical services on offer to people in Georgia suffering with cancer.
The Ministry of Labour Health and Social Affairs of Georgia will finance the cost of treatment for patients with early stage breast cancer in Georgia’s regions.
Tbilisi City Hall is allocating three million GEL for a program to treat patients with early stage breast cancer in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi.
Tbilisi Local Government announced it will fund vital medical treatment for people living with cancer.
The Georgian parliament has approved the first reading of a bill yesterday which will make planned vaccination mandatory in Georgia, as still many parents in Georgia do not bring their children in for vaccination which has led to the spread of measles and other infections in the country.
Patients with fourth stage breast cancer will receive Perjeta and Herceptin, a targeted therapy for breast cancer, with an 80% discount starting from 2019, announces the Minister of Health Davit Sergeenko.
An outbreak of the measles has prompted the Georgian government to draft a provisional response to containing the disease.
The construction of the first children’s oncology centre has begun in Tbilisi on the base of the existing Jo Ann medical centre in the Digomi district of Tbilisi, Zurabishvili has stated.
All clinics involved in the state General Healthcare Programme will receive equal funding from the state budget and provide services to beneficiaries at a price set by the state government, Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze said while presenting the healthcare reform late yesterday.