Health and Social Development

New Home for Vulnerable Children Opens with U.S.-Polish Cooperation

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November 25, 2011

Stephen M. Haykin, Mission Director for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Georgia, will join First Lady of Georgia Sandra Roelofs, First Lady of Poland Anna Komorowska, and Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs Andria Urushadze to open a small group home for ten children in Gldani, Tbilisi. The home will provide safe, home-like conditions for the children, and will be the setting for planned care leading to possible reunification with families or other permanent living solutions.

Success of Vocational Education Project in Georgia

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07/28/2011

On July 27th, U.S. Ambassador John R. Bass joined First Deputy Minister of Education Akaki Seperteladze to celebrate the results of the U.S. Government’s Vocational Education Project (VEP) in Georgia. Administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the project has trained more than 5,000 participants in vocations in the construction and tourism sectors. Nearly 70 percent of project graduates found employment at private-sector companies.

U.S. Ambassador Bass Celebrates Success of Vocational Education Project in Georgia

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July 26, 2011

On July 27th, U.S. Ambassador John R. Bass will join First Deputy Minister of Education Akaki Seperteladze to celebrate the results of the U.S. Government’s Vocational Education Project (VEP) in Georgia. Administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the project has trained more than 5,000 participants in vocations in the construction and tourism sectors. Nearly 70 percent of project graduates found employment at private-sector companies.

U.S. Government Supports 2011 Race for the Cure in Tbilisi

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07/02/2011

U.S. Ambassador John R. Bass joined First Lady of Georgia Sandra Roelofs, local NGO HERA, and the Tbilisi Municipality on Saturday, July 2 for the 2011 Race for the Cure breast cancer awareness event at Turtle Lake. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among Georgian women between the ages of 14 to 49, with an incidence rate higher than the Eastern European average. Three or four women are diagnosed with breast cancer every day in Georgia. A HERA survey shows that Georgians have a low level of knowledge about breast cancer, methods of early detection, and treatment options.

U.S. Government Supports 2011 Race for the Cure in Tbilisi to Raise Awareness about Breast Cancer

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July 2, 2011

U.S. Ambassador John R. Bass will join First Lady of Georgia Sandra Roelofs, local NGO HERA, and the Tbilisi Municipality on Saturday, July 2 for the 2011 Race for the Cure breast cancer awareness event at Turtle Lake. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among Georgian women between the ages of 14 to 49, with an incidence rate higher than the Eastern European average. Three or four women are diagnosed with breast cancer every day in Georgia. A HERA survey shows that Georgians have a low level of knowledge about breast cancer, methods of early detection, and treatment options.

Disability Forum and Awards Ceremony

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June 13, 2011

USAID/Caucasus Mission Director Jonathan Conly will join representatives from Tbilisi City Hall; the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs; the Ministry of Education and Science; members of Parliament; international organizations; NGOs, and various business organizations in attending this year’s Disability Forum, held in the Sheraton Metekhi Hotel on June 14, 2011.

U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Meets with IDPs and Job Seekers in Shida Kartli

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May 12, 2011

GORI, Georgia – U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Kent Logsdon, will meet with internally displaced persons (IDPs) and job seekers from rural districts in Shida Kartli at the USAID-supported Job Counseling Center in Gori on May 12 at 4:30 p.m.

USAID Supports Hospital Improvements and Quality of Health Services

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04/13/2011

On April 13 USAID marked the start of a partnership between TBC Bank and USAID’s Health System Strengthening Project (HSSP) and New Applied Technology Efficiency and Lighting Initiative (NATELI) to further increase health sector lending in Georgia. USAID Mission Director Jock Conly, Minister of Health Andrew Urushadze, and TBC Bank President Vakhtang Butskhrikidze welcomed health sector borrowers interested in using USAID-backed TBC loans for the construction, renovation and equipping of hospitals to a presentation held at TBC Bank Headquarters.

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