February 26, 2022
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On March 1, 2021, Jan Blinka – Country Director of Caritas Czech Republic in Georgia and Teimuraz Kapanadze – Director of Georgian Medical Holding signed a memorandum of understanding, within the project financially supported by the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic MEDEVAC Program.
In the framework of the project, Caritas Czech Republic will procure and hand over medical equipment to LEPL Georgian Medical Holding in order to ensure quality onco-gynecological services at Batumi and Rukhi Hospitals. In addition, Caritas Czech Republic will provide relevant trainings to medical staff from selected hospitals as well as primary healthcare practitioners of West Georgia.
“As cancer accounts among the main causes of death in the country, I am pleased that we are going to increase the quality of onco-gynecological care provided by state-owned hospitals, as well as of preventive services carried out by rural ambulatories. I am sure that partnering with Georgian Medical Holding will assure good results for the benefit of the population. I would also like to thank to Czech Ministry of Interior for financing this intervention,” – noted Jan Blinka, Country Director of Caritas Czech Republic in Georgia.
Since 2015, annually, around 10 000 to 11 000 new cases of malignant tumors are registered in the cancer registry of Georgia. Out of this number, 56% is related to female cancer – cervical and uterus cancer is on the top list of ten most prevalent cancer diseases among women in Georgia. One of the problems is the late diagnosis of cancer.
The proposed intervention will address the needs related to low geographical accessibility and utilization of available screening programs as well as the need related to the low quality of oncology medical services provided in the regions of Georgia. The project budget is 205 000 Euros, out of which 70% will be allocated to buy equipment for the mentioned state hospitals managed by the project partner – Georgian Medical Holding.
