Tag: health care

Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgia arrests three over fake medical certificates and bribery scheme

October 17, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, October 17 – Georgia’s State Security Service announced Friday that three people have been arrested in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Batumi for allegedly producing fake medical certificates and helping others obtain disability status in exchange for money. Emzar Gagnidze, head of the service’s Anti-Corruption Bureau, said during a briefing that the suspects, including doctors and … Read more

MDs demand Georgia’s hospitals must return to state control

September 23, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, September 23 – Medical experts in Georgia argue that the dominance of private companies has hurt the quality of care. Business leaders insist government run hospitals are unnecessary. Healthcare specialists say Georgia’s system has been in crisis for years, forcing many patients to seek treatment abroad. Private investors own most of the country’s hospitals, … Read more

Government embarks on examining beauty salons

September 28, 2016 by DFWatch staff

Tbilisi, DFwatch – Beauty salons have to formally register at the Public Registry from October 1, in order to be properly examined by the Ministry of Health in the frames of the government program aimed at eliminating Hepatitis C.