GEORGIA'S NEW PR IN HIV FORMALLY TAKES OVER

Tinatin Zardiashvili

ABSTRACT Georgia has announced a change in principal recipient for HIV funding and is overhauling its country coordinat ...

NEW POLICY FOR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL HAILED AS TRIUMPH FOR GEORGIAN HARM REDUCTION NETWORK

Tinatin Zardiashvili

ABSTRACT The Georgian Harm Reduction Network is hailing a new law that overturns the requirement for emergency personne ...

Civil society urges increase in domestic spending on HIV across Eastern Europe and Central Asi

Tinatin Zardiashvili

ABSTRACT A Georgia-based NGO has launched an online petition it hopes will attract regional support for a greater pus ...

Smart Syringe Vending Machines: Research Capabilities and Implications for Research Data Collection for harm reduction in Georgia

David Otiashvili et al

ABSTRACT Syringe vending machines are intended to supplement the standard syringe exchange programs to access hard-to ...

OIG RELEASES REPORTS ON THREE AUDITS AND FOUR DIAGNOSTIC REVIEWS

ABSTRACT In the first week of August, the Office of the Inspector General released seven new reports covering audits co ...

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OPIOID SUBSTITUTION THERAPY PROTOCOLS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF HARM REDUCTION IN THE EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION

Tinatin Zardiashvili

ABSTRACT This article provides information about how the research of the clinical protocols for opioid substitution the ...

OIG investigation reveals deficiencies in Global Fund processes for procurement of HIV rapid test kits in eight countries

ABSTRACT In a 'proactive' investigation, the Office of the Inspector General uncovered some deficiencies in the Globa ...

ADVOCACY ON DRUG USE IN GEORGIA: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HARM REDUCTION ARGUMENTS MAY PRODUCE BETTER RESULTS

Tinatin Zardiashvili

ABSTRACT In Georgia, the government supports opioid substitution therapy programs at the same time as it enforces repre ...

OIG Investigation in Georgia Reveals That Two Suppliers Conspired to Obtain Contracts

David Garmaise

ABSTRACT The Office of the Inspector General has uncovered what it calls “credible and substantial evidence” that ...

Global Fund’s new HIV and TB multicountry grants in Eastern Europe and Central Asia begin implementation

Ivan Varentsov

ABSTRACT Two multicountry Global Fund grants in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, for TB and HIV, were approved in Dec ...