Subject: RE: Information Request: Hep-C
From: Tamar Gabunia </O=EXCHORGANIZATION/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=E6CA04F38EC94D0CADAB9CBDF90FCDDE-TAMAR G>
To: Maia Nikoleishvili </o=ExchOrganization/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=2d9c4ecc95234453ad52ccfeaee8a8ee-Maia Ni>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 08:47:59 +0000

Dear Mr. Juan José Aparicio

Many thanks for your e-mail and enquiry about the State Auditor’s Report conducted in 2018 on Social Service Agency’s financial performance. In response to your inquiry I am happy to provide a brief background information and explanation of the report findings as prepared by the Policy Unit of MoLHSA.

I also attached a sample routine report to Gilead which includes a section on drugs. The supply chain management issues are being regularly reported and discussed by a wide range of local and international partners. These finding were known to all already in 2018 and addressed via technical advisor group consultations and careful planning.

Should you have additional questions please let us know. The ministry leadership would be happy to discuss this directly at any time convenient for you.

From: Maia Nikoleishvili
Sent: 13 January, 2020 10:56
To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>; 'Amiran Gamkrelidze' <[email-masked]>
Cc: Ekaterine Adamia <[email-masked]>
Subject: FW: Information Request: Hep-C

ქალბატონო თამუნა, ბატონო ამირან, მოგესალმებით,

ეს მეილი მივიღე დღეს ამერიკის საელჩოსგან.

პატივისცემით,

მაიკო

From: Aparicio, Juan J (Tbilisi) <[email-masked]>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2020 10:51 AM
To: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>
Subject: Information Request: Hep-C

Hello Maia,

Happy New Year, I hope you are doing well!

We saw the following news report this past weekend and I was wondering whether you would be able to provide some more context:

SAO Says Medicines Valued at More than Half a Billion Lari within the C-Hepatitis Program have Expired

We are wondering whether the Ministry or the NCDC have identified a reason for the medicine’s expiration?  Any information would be very helpful.  Thank you!

Best,

Juan José Aparicio | Political Officer

United States Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia

(O): +995 32 227 76 29 | (M) +995 598 080 254

Email: [email-masked]