Subject: 6th National Hepatitis C Elimination workshop
From: Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>
To: "Averhoff, Francisco (CDC/OID/NCHHSTP)" <[email-masked]>, "Nasrullah Muazzam (CDC/OID/NCHHSTP)" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "Shadaker, Shaun (CDC/DDID/NCHHSTP)" <[email-masked]>, "Irinka Tskhomelidze ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>, Lika Gvinjilia <[email-masked]>, "Tatia Kuchuloria ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <Graeme.Ro
Cc: Amiran Gamkrelidze <[email-masked]>, Maia Tsereteli <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:39:57 +0000

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to attend the 6th National Hepatitis C Elimination workshop, which will be held on March 6-7 in Tbilisi, at the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC). (Address: 99, Kakheti Highway, Tbilisi).

The workshop is organized by Georgian Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs and the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health with support of the US CDC.

The main subject of the workshop is to review the Progress on implementation of the hepatitis C elimination plan 2016-2020, to discuss the important aspects of Georgian Hepatitis C Elimination Program with particular emphasis on screening, treatment and linkage to care, to review the draft action plan for 2019-2020 based on the 2018 TAG recommendations and discuss decentralization of services.

The workshop will be attended by the local experts from governmental sector, non-governmental organizations, clinicians, and guests from the CDC, Gilead Sciences, WHO and other international organizations.

Your participation and active involvement in the workshop will be very much appreciated.

Please, find attached the Draft agenda for the workshop.

Sincerely Yours,

Ekaterine Adamia

Head of Public Health and Programs Division

Ministry of IDPs from the Occupied Territories,

Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia

Address: 144, Ak. Tsereteli Ave. Tbilisi 0119

Phone: (032) 5100381110

Mob: (+995) 577282825