Assist drafting and endorsing the new Law on Medicines and related regulations to improve access to quality medicines
Law on Medicines to be submitted to Parliament. Improved capacity in regulating the pharmaceutical market (marketing authorization and related areas) as well as initial work in the area of pricing
Designing best practice patient pathways for selected priority clinical areas and developing tools to support their implementation.
Best practice patient pathway for diabetes type 2 is developed and validated in local context and increased MOLHSA’s and SSA’s capacity to use different policy instruments to support best practice patient pathway’s implementation
Strengthening regulatory capacity and regulation to improve access to quality medicines by introducing Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Distribution Practice.
Establishment of the National GMP/GDP Inspectorate, incl. Recruitment and Training of GMP Inspectors and introduction of Quality Management System and Standard Operating Procedures.
Strengthening Human Resources for Health in Georgia
COVID delayed
Human resources for Health (HRH) assessment .
Support HRH planning capacity and capability
Support new nursing strategy and strengthening of nursing competencies in PHC.
Assist implementation of selective contracting mechanisms, incl. optional policy dialogue
Assist reshaping/establishing New health division’s structure of the Social Services Agency (SSA) to better incorporate strategic purchasing functions
Capacity building for new and existing SSA staff, to effectively implement the strategy for strategic purchasing