Subject: FW: Urgent help requested - updated figures?
From: "Sopo Belkania" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Cc: [email-masked];
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:17:58 +0400

Dear Georgina,

Please be informed that Davit Chitaia and Irina Tskhomelidze left their positions at the Ministry, in case of questions/request etc. you can contact me.

I am sending you requesting number:

For example, in Georgia, where it is estimated that nearly seven percent of adults have HCV, the government is undertaking an ambitious program to eliminate the virus nationwide, employing a combination of disease awareness, screening and treatment initiatives. Georgia’s HCV elimination program started in April 2015 and currently has 31 service centers across the country. Since the end of 2016 (up to 1.10.2017) , 11957  initiated treatment with over 8100 completing treatment with cure rates of over 98% on a Gilead-based regimen.

Hepatitis C Care and treatment Cascade, Georgia, April 2015 – September 2017

Up to date from the beginning of program almost 43 000 registered and of those almost 42 000 have already started treatment, of those more then 36 000 completed treatment. SVR was achieved in 98% of cases in regimens with Harvoni.

Best regards,

Sopo Belkania

Head of HR Management and International Relations Department

Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

144 A.Tsereteli Avenue, 0159, Tbilisi, Georgia

Mobile number: +995 599 22 32 32

From: David Chitaia [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2017 2:08 PM
To: Eka Adamia; Sopo Belkania
Subject: Fwd: Urgent help requested - updated figures?

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From: "Georgina Vincent" <[email-masked]>
Date: Oct 14, 2017 1:49 AM
Subject: Urgent help requested - updated figures?
To: "David Chitaia ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Graeme Robertson" <[email-masked]>

Hi both,

I hope you are well and to welcome you to Foster City soon! I apologise for the urgency, but I have a request to make of you – we are having an article published shortly that mentions the Georgia HCV Elimination Project. Would you mind confirming the latest figures for the highlighted portions of the text below? We would like to ensure we have the correct numbers. I will of course share the article with you when it is published!

Thank you so much, as ever, for your help!

Georgina

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For example, in Georgia, where it is estimated that nearly seven percent of adults have HCV, the government is undertaking an ambitious program to eliminate the virus nationwide, employing a combination of disease awareness, screening and treatment initiatives. Georgia’s HCV elimination program started in April 2015 and currently has XX service centers across the country. Since the end of 2016, XX,XXX initiated treatment with over XX,000 completing treatment with cure rates of over 98% on a Gilead-based regimen.