Establishing Medical and Nursing.
Education Programs in the Country
of Georgia
A functional healthcare system is a critical
cornerstone of any country.
The health and well-being of a country?s population
is vital to its economic progress.
Nurses are crucial caregivers and leaders in every
facet of the national healthcare system.
Georgia
? Population <5 million
? number 74 on the human development index
? HDI is calculated from life expectancy, education,
and gross domestic product indices
? Ally of U.S.
? Atlanta?Tbilisi healthcare partnership (ATHP).
Also known as the ?Georgia to Georgia? project
Environmental problems directly affecting
health in Georgia are:
? Air pollution
? Heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black
Sea
? Inadequate supplies of potable water
? Soil pollution from toxic chemicals
? Poor roads but improvements in progress
The Georgian Healthcare System
? Until 1991 the Georgian healthcare system was part of
the greater Soviet healthcare system
? Deteriorated after dissolution of Soviet Union
? Being restored, multiple partnerships and humanitarian
efforts such as:
? Improve reproductive health
? Increase ability to refrigerate vaccines
The Georgian Healthcare System
? Health Indicators
? HIV/AIDS
? Drug trafficking
? Prisoners
? Increased STIs (sexually transmitted
infections)
? Tuberculosis
? Hepatitis C
Health of Women and Children
? Hypothyroidism in newborns detected
? Training of physicians
? Neonatal resuscitation program
? Women?s Wellness Center
(WWC) established
Nursing
? Better education needed
? Nurses do not receive academic
degrees
? Student nurses are taught by
physicians
? Training started in 9th to 11th grade
?Physicians outnumber nurses
?Partnerships in progress
? Physician education
Establishing Medical and Nursing
