Georgia will be one of the first countries of the world where the problem of Hepatitis C will be solved fully and this toughest decease will be defeated, - about this decision became known on the meeting of the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili with the Minister of Health, reports GHN.
The Minister of Labour Health and Social Affairs of Georgia Davit Sergeenko informed the leader of the government about the details of the working visit and negotiations in United States of America. With his statement there is reached agreement according to which from the next year in Georgia will begin unprecedented program and in Georgia will come the medicine "Sofusbuvir" for treatment of Hepatitis C from United States of America and will be available for patients in Georgia. While visit of the Minister of Health in US it was agreed issues of registration of medicine in short period of time.
"In next year in Georgia will begin unprecedented program; with the help of this program the Hepatitis C will be defeated fully. This is big achievement for our government and of Mr. Davit Sergeenko. The main motivation that made American side to make this decision are that reforms implemented by our government. This is universal insurance program, program of treatment of Hepatitis C; with the help of this program we treated thousands of patients, among them 1000 prisoners. This is real reform that we reached during two years and there is spent millions of lari in this program," - stated the Prime Minister after the end of the meeting.
As he explained with the active plan of the Ministry of Health Georgia will be the country where Hepatitis C will disappear absolutely.