Subject: RE: From the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
From: "Mermin, Jonathan (CDC/OID/NCHHSTP)" <[email-masked]>
To: "Mariana" <Mkurnali>
Cc: Sopo Belkania; Weidle, Paul (CDC/OID/NCHHSTP)
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 21:21:15 +0000

Dear Minister Sergeenko and Ms. Mkurnali:

I appreciate the kind invitation to Chair the Technical Advisory Group for the Hepatitis C Elimination Program in the Republic of Georgia.  It is an honor to
be considered for this role.  After discussions within CDC, our thought is that the Director of the Division of Viral Hepatitis or her or his high-level designee would be the best person to represent CDC and have the experience and skill to chair the TAG.
We are currently conducting a national search for the Director and expect it will be completed within the next 2 months.  We will get back to you shortly after that process is completed.

I continue to be impressed with the Elimination Program’s planning and implementation and commend you on your forsightfulness in saving the lives of so many of
the people in Georgia through this project.  I hope to have the chance to visit sometime in the future.

All the best,

Jonathan

Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH

RADM and Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS

Director,

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(404) 639-8000

From: Mariana Mkurnali <[email-masked]>

Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 12:18 PM

To: Mermin, Jonathan (CDC/OID/NCHHSTP) <[email-masked]>

Cc: Sopo Belkania <[email-masked]>

Subject: From the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

Dear Dr. Mermin,

On behalf of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia I would like to send you letter signed by the
Minister Mr. David Sergeenko.

Best regards,

Mariana Mkurnali

Head of Interational Relations Division

HR Management and International Relations Department Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

144 A.Tsereteli Avenue, 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia Mobile number: +995 599 49 09 42