Mikheil Sarjveladze, Georgia’s Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health, and Social Affairs, facilitated discussions with dialysis service providers and the representatives of the Association of Dialysis, Nephrology, and Kidney Transplantation, to talk through the sector’s biggest challengers and plan improvements accordingly, the Ministry reported.
Primary topics discussed included enlarging territorial accessibility to dialysis services, improving equipment, and developing treatment protocols, with Deputy Health Ministers Tea Giorgadze and Giorgi Pataridze, along with senior officials from the Healthcare Policy Department and National Health Agency, participating in the meeting. Sarjveladze pointed out the necessity for advancements to protect the interests of patients while also praising the professionalism of the sector’s workers. “Ensuring access and enhancing the quality of dialysis services remain our top priorities,” he added.
Further discussions also included topics such as financing technologies, improving wages for medical staff, and taking care of their future education. The Ministry declared that they would form working groups consisting of ministry officials and industry representatives to implement needed reforms.
