Subject: FW: EU ACTION COVID19 - Georgia
From: Tamar Gabunia </O=EXCHORGANIZATION/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=E6CA04F38EC94D0CADAB9CBDF90FCDDE-TAMAR G>
To: giorgi chavchavadze </o=ExchOrganization/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=ba2efc036682427fb2eafb0877b76add-giorgi>
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:54:46 +0000

ბატონო გია გთხოვთ იხილოთ დანართი

From: Tamar Gabunia
Sent: 18 April, 2020 15:07
To: Lika Gamgebeli <[email-masked]>; Ketevan Goginashvili <[email-masked]>
Cc: Lajos Kovács <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: EU ACTION COVID19 - Georgia

Dear Lajos and Lika

Many thanks for sharing the initial concept note and estimated cost for EU action. Over the last few days we’ve had intensive consultation with the World bank, EIB and ABD. Hospital related costs related to COVID response (including PPEs and hospital equipment) will be largely covered from these sources. Attached is the updated metrics will all needs including ambulance service and primary care. May I kindly ask to revise the concept note to focus on primary care strengthening needs. Primary care providers play a key role in COVID response in Georgia. We’ve established the online consultation systems. All call directed to emergency service (112) are transferred to family doctors for triage and follow up care. Telecommunication are being increasingly used. The implementation of telemedicine for primary care clinics was discuss here before the Covid19 epidemics, nowadays this concept becomes even more acute. Therefore, it would be a big help if EC support can be directed to (1) procuring basic equipment and furniture for around 300 village ambulatories, recently refurbished/build by the government . An estimated cost for equipment and furniture is USD 7 to 10000.    and (2) procure telemedicine equipment for remote site (around 50 units, approximate cost per each USD 15000). A concept note on rolling out telemedicine technologies is attached. I believe Lika can do  quick translation.

Developing an online training/communication platform for primary care providers is also a top priority.

I will look forward to hearing from you about possibility of supporting these interventions.

With kind regards

პატივისცემით,

თამარ გაბუნია

მინისტრის მოადგილე

Sincerely,

Tamar Gabunia, MD, MPH

Deputy Minister

From: Lika Gamgebeli <[email-masked]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 1:14 PM
To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>; Ketevan Goginashvili <[email-masked]>
Cc: Lajos Kovács <[email-masked]>
Subject: EU ACTION COVID19 - Georgia
Importance: High

Dear Tamar,

Hope this email find you well. Thank you for providing the investment needs for COVID19 response.

Based on our discussion from Monday, Lajos and I have prepared a concept note and estimated cost for EU Action.  The action, will contribute to purchasing PPE (2% of total), ICU equipment (9% of total - including 1 ECMO), and laboratory testing needs (42% of total). The concept note also leaves room for other actions, like training of primary healthcare workers.

Please, kindly review and let me know if you have any comments,

Best regards,

Lika