Archive for March, 2017

The slogan of World TB Day 2017 is Unite to End TB. On March 24, 2017 the conference dedicated to World Tb Day was convened in Radisson Blue Iveria Hotel. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia and National Center for Disease Control and Public Health within the framework of the Global Fund program. The ceremony of opening of TB Pediatric Department was held at the National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. The building of Reference Laboratory was visited. The building of NCDC was light up in red.

The new building of Pediatric Tuberculosis Ward within National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases was open on March 24, 2017. The new ward has a capacity for 21 beds and best tailored to the needs of beneficiaries.

On March 23, 217 the conference dedicated to the World TB Day was conducted at the National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases. The topics of new treatment and diagnostic regimens, international and Georgia’s experience in light of scientific research were covered during the conference.

On February 28, 2017 the 5th meeting of CCM TB Clinical Research Coordination Group was convened at the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia.

The meeting was aimed at presenting current status of planned and on-going TB studies.