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.
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Georgia partners with Gilead Sciences for mass trials of hepatitis C medicine
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia has launched a project aimed at assisting people with hepatitis C after signing an agreement with the American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences on April 21.
The government claims
Georgia begins treatment of 5,000 hepatitis C patients
TBILISI, DFWatch–One month from now, Georgia begins an ambitious government program to treat 5,000 hepatitis C patients.
The program starts on April 21, and is focused on those patients who need treatment the most.
Health Minister Davit Sergeenko said
Georgia begins effort to stem hepatitis C epidemic in March
TBILISI, DFWatch–From March 1, 2013, medical treatment for hepatitis C will be free for prisoners in Georgia. Other people with the illness will be able to buy medicines for 60 percent lower price.
The Health Ministry on Thursday presented its hepatitis C treatment
Hepatitis C infested prison in Georgia closed due to bad climate
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Prison Ministry in Georgia is considering closing the women’s prison, where new figures showed that 17 % of inmates are hepatitis C positive.
The prisoners in Rustavi women’s facility will be transferred to another facility, but it is still
17 % in Georgian women's prison have hepatitis C
TBILISI, DFWatch–The acting prison minister in Georgia says screening procedures have revealed a very high level of hepatitis C infections in prisons.
Sozar Subari said Tuesday at a session with parliamentary committees that the ratio of infected inmates at the
Hepatitis C campaigners demand affordable treatment
TBILISI, DFWatch–Non-governmental organizations and people affected by hepatitis C on Wednesday organized rallies outside pharmaceutical companies demanding a reduction in drug prices.
According to rally participants, the price on drugs to treat hepatitis C has not