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Georgia

RVF has been working to improve the health and future of children in Georgia since 2004.

The RVF’s programs in Georgia strive to prevent the transmission of HIV and hepatitis B from mother to child and to ensure the timely treatment of hypothyroidism in newborns. Even though the country has limited financial resources, the government of Georgia is contributing both money and its own

experts to the achievement of these goals. The ministry of health took over the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination program in January 2010.

RVF’s current activities in Georgia: are as follows. Please click on the link for more information about each program.

Summary of all RVF Programs in Georgia

» Hepatitis B Catch-Up Vaccination Program

» Hepatitis B Screening and Prevention Program

» HIV/AIDS Screening and Prevention Program

» Hypothyroidism Screening and Prevention Program

» Sustainability of Programs

RVF’s completed programs in Georgia:

» Eradication of Measles and Prevention of Congenital Rubella Syndrome

» Russia: :Introducing Vaccine Against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Disease in the Russian Federation.

» Azerbaijan: Developing an Advanced Disease Surveillance System for Rapid Response to Disease Outbreaks

» Georgia: Over 1.2 million children and adults targeted for Vaccination against Measles and Rubella

» Armenia:Mass immunization campaign against Measles and Rubella launched

» Kyrgyzstan: De-worming Campaign Aims to Promote the Health and Intellectual Development of Impoverished Children


The Mission of the Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation (VRF) is to improve the health care of children in the Russian Federation and other Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union.... » More

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