Subject: FW: Request from Georgia to support the Universal Medical Center and the National Screening Center
From: Natia Nogaideli <[email-masked]>
To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>, Mariam Darakhvelidze <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:09:25 +0000

გიგზავნით მაგატედან გამოგზავნილ წერილს.

პატივისცემით,

ნათია

From: JIMENEZ VELASCO, Carmina [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 7:27 PM
To: Vasil Gedevanishvili; Natia Nogaideli
Cc: JIMENEZ VELASCO, Carmina
Subject: Request from Georgia to support the Universal Medical Center and the National Screening Center
Importance: High

Dear Natia and Vasil,

After a kind greeting, I would like to refer to the different initiatives received from the country requesting IAEAs support under the framework of project GEO6010 "Creating a Radiation Medicine Education and Training Strategy", as summarized below:

Strengthen the Oncological services of the Universal Medical Center through the procurement of a Superficial and Deep X ray therapy machine.

Strengthen the breast cancer screening program of the National Screening Center through further staff training and the procurement of diagnostic equipment including a stereotactic breast biopsy machine.

After a careful analysis of these requests and of the ongoing technical cooperation programme in the country, the IAEA would like to inform you of the following:

Project GEO6010, which was approved for a period of three years (2016-2018), is now under closure stage. On the other hand, the start of project GEO6011 “Improving the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases”, which was approved for the period 2018-2020, is delayed due to a change of circumstances in the country and its cancellation is being considered.

Taking these facts into account, the only viable solution for supporting these two new requests, would be to extend the scope of project GEO6011 and implement them under the framework of this project. For the Screening Centre, this would signify an immediate action for initiating the training arrangements and procurement process, while for the Universal Medical Center, an expert mission would be required for assessing the needs and the existing technical competencies of the staff and infrastructure. This information is necessary for confirming the viability of the requested technical support. In the case of a positive assessment, a plan would be developed together with the designated project counterparts for implementing the assistance.

Kindly let me know if you agree with the above proposal.

Please also accept my apologies for the delay in my response.

With best regards,

Carmina

Ms Carmina E. JIMENEZ | Programme Management Officer|

Division for Europe | Department of Technical Cooperation|

International Atomic Energy Agency | Vienna International Centre, Room B1006, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria |

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