Subject: RE: Mitigate consequences of Covid-2019_Request_transfer of UVGI devices
From: Tamar Gabunia </O=EXCHORGANIZATION/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=E6CA04F38EC94D0CADAB9CBDF90FCDDE-TAMAR G>
To: Irma Khonelidze <[email-masked]>
Cc: Amiran Gamkrelidze <[email-masked]>, Zaza Avaliani <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 14:10:00 +0000

ქალბატონო ირმა

დიდი მადლობა ასეთი სწრაფი რეაგირებისთვის.

პატივისცემით

პატივისცემით,

თამარ გაბუნია

მინისტრის მოადგილე

Sincerely,

Tamar Gabunia, MD, MPH

Deputy Minister

From: Irma Khonelidze <[email-masked]>
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 6:00 PM
To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>
Cc: Amiran Gamkrelidze <[email-masked]>; Zaza Avaliani <[email-masked]>
Subject: FW: Mitigate consequences of Covid-2019_Request_transfer of UVGI devices

ქალბატონო თამარ,

50 UVGI მოწყობილობის რესპუბლიკური საავადყოფოს საკარანტინო ზონისთვის გადაცემასთან დაკავშირებით, მოგახსენებთ, რომ საკითხი შეთანხმდა CCM-თან და გლობალურ ფონდთან. ბატონი ზაზას დავალებით მიღება-ჩაბარების აქტიც რესპუბლიკურთან შეთახმდა მათ მიერ ხელმოწერილი დოკუმენტი უკვე ტბ ცენტრშია. შესაბამისად, შესაძლებელია მოწყობილობების გადატანა და მონტაჟი. ბ-ნი გიორგი ჩოგოცაძეც საქმის კურსშია და მოაგვარებენ.

პატივისცემით,

ირმა

From: Vira Zemlyanska [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 5:48 PM
To: Irma Khonelidze; Tatiana Vinichenko
Cc: Maka Danelia; Nino Vakhania; Shalva Bagashvili; Rosalie Laurent; Dumitru Laticevschi; Cecilia Chantrel; Annelise Hirschmann
Subject: RE: Mitigate consequences of Covid-2019_Request_transfer of UVGI devices

Dear Irma,

Thank you very much for your request. I am responding on behalf of Tatiana Vinichenko as I was authorized to do so.

We have reviewed the below Georgia CCM request to redistribute 50 units of UVGI devices procured under the tuberculosis program from the National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease to the Kipshidze University Clinic which will be the main facility for quarantine purposes of patients infected with COVID-19 and their close contacts.

We note that these devices are redistributed for temporary use to improve infection control and that this redistribution will not have a negative impact on TB care services.

Therefore, the requested redistribution of 50 units of UVGI devices is approved.

Warmest regards,

Vira Zemlyanska

Program Officer

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Global Health Campus
Chemin du Pommier 40
1218 Grand-Saconnex
Geneva, Switzerland

T: +41 79 500 6518| F: +41 58 791 1701

[email-masked]

www.theglobalfund.org

Skype : vira.zem

From: Irma Khonelidze <[email-masked]>
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 14:19
To: Tatiana Vinichenko <[email-masked]>
Cc: Vira Zemlyanska <[email-masked]>; Maka Danelia <[email-masked]>; Nino Vakhania-2 <[email-masked]>; Shalva Baghashvili <[email-masked]>
Subject: Mitigate consequences of Covid-2019_Request_transfer of UVGI devices

Dear Tatyana,

Georgia is facing an increasing number of patients infected with COVID-19 and their close contacts in need of isolation. Apart from infectious disease hospitals, the government selected additional medical facilities to serve as quarantine zones. We have received a request from the Ministry of Internally Displace People, Labour, Health and Social Affairs and CCM approval to redistribute 50 units of UVGI devices procured under the Tuberculosis program from the National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease to the Kipshidze University Clinic – the largest facility selected for quarantine purposes. Therefore, we request you kind approval to redistribute these devices for temporary use to improve infection control.

The situation is urgent and falls under the GF New Guidance in Response to COVID-19 recommending to redeploy resources to mitigate the potential negative consequences of COVID-19 on health and health systems, including particular attention to infection control. These 50 devices represent less than 10% of the total number procured and taking into consideration decreased TB hospital capacity will not have a negative impact on TB care services.  Thus, we hope to receive a prompt reply.

Kind regards,

Irma

From: Irina Grdzelidze [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 5:21 PM
To: 'Zaza Avaliani'; Irma Khonelidze
Cc: Maka Danelia; [email-masked]
Subject: UVGI Transfer

Dear Irma, Dear Zaza,

With this letter I would like to inform you that based on the request from the Ministry of Internally Displaces People, Labour, Health and Social Affairs, CCM has approved transfer of 50 units of UVGI devices procured under the GF Tuberculosis program by National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Disease to the Kipshidze University Clinic for strengthening of infection control measures. Kipshidze University clinic has been selected as a quarantine zone for patients potentially infected with coronavirus.

Respectfully,

Irina