AJARA AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BATUMI 2014 www.molhs.gov.ge VISION: AJARA WITH HEALTHY AND SOCIALLY PROTECTED FAMILIES MISSION: INCREASING ACCESS TO MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND RAISING SERVICE EFFECTIVENESS STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE MINISTRY IMPROVING ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES FOR TARGET GROUPS EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIAL CARE ACTIVITIES INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY OF THE MINISTRY ENSURING PUBLICITY OF MINISTRY’S ACTIVITIES AND INFORMING POPULATION ABOUT AVAILABLE SOCIAL SERVICES www.molhs.gov.ge STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY HEAD OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY PUBLIC HEALTHCARE CENTER EMPLOYMENT AGENCY www.molhs.gov.ge ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED BY THE MINISTRY: Increasing financial access to additional medical services to the population through target programs acting within the Ministry; Funding of the medicines needed for target and immunotherapeutic treatment of oncological patients and bisphosphonate group of medication; Full funding of the patients affected by natural disasters; Increasing nosology number, tariff and proportions to be financed; Reforms for better identification of the beneficiaries (social categories) of target programs; Practical introduction of electronic state procurement system. www.molhs.gov.ge IMPLEMENTED AND ONGOING PROJECTS IN COOPERATION WITH DONOR ORGANIZATIONS Full rehabilitation of “Rehabilitation Center TANA” by “TIKA” to support integration of the disabled into society; Project for the development of Ajara Observatory of Labor market and Economic Forecasting was elaborated within the frame of “Polish AID 2014” by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland to further assist in defining institutional, legal and organizational system in the field of labor market and entrepreneurship; Purchasing vehicles for transportation of village doctors in cooperation with United Nations Fund “UNFPA” to increase access to medical service for village population; Launching of the project “Reintegration Aid for Migrants in Georgia” with the support of the International Migration Organization to ensure support for the newly-migrated. PRIORITIES            To improve public health, geographical and financial access to effective medical services, to provide quality medical services, to ensure patients’ safety and protection of their rights; To construct Batumi Republic Clinical Hospital, to fully rehabilitate Batumi Infectious Pathology, AIDs and TB Center and equip with modern facilities and qualified personnel; To preserve existing medical institutions and handing available materialtechnical base to the medical personnel; To support private medical sector; To facilitate development of medical rehabilitation centers; To increase financial access of the population to medical services; To improve primary healthcare center services in villages, to enhance their communication and mobility; To expand and accomplish social services and aid; Social adaptation of the disabled and support to raising the quality of their lives; To develop Medical Tourism; To ensure professional qualification of the employed medical personnel. www.molhs.gov.ge THANK YOU THANK YOU Georgia; Ajara AR; Batumi 119 Mamia Komakhidze street Phone: +9950422247908 Fax: +9950422247969 www.molhs.gov.ge