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Years for Better Health Systems

Curatio International Foundation (CIF) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization with a mission to improve health through better functioning health systems. CIF’s work is underpinned by three core values: Hearing Needs, Building on Local Strength; and Delivering Innovative Context-specific Solutions.

Our work is based on network of national and international professionals and researchers to bridge the gap between what is known about the problems at hand and what has to be done in order to solve them. Our work intends at improving functionality health care systems and adequacy of and health policies.

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Today we work not only locally and regionally, but increasingly at the international level.

Since March 2015 CIF hosts the Secretariat of the first international organization dedicated to strengthening health systems–Health Systems Global (HSG).

We look forward to reaching the goal of better health for all, through the support of our partners, donors, and the whole community.

Our Story

CIF started as a small non-governmental organization. Our goal was to support healthcare sector
reforms in transition economies, and to assist Georgia and other countries in shaping effective and high
quality health care systems.
CIF carried out an assessment of existing hospital infrastructure which provided the basis for the hospital
restructuring plan, and gave rise to the government’s ‘100 New Hospitals’ project in 2006.
CIF became actively involved in the policy-making process by providing significant human resources
to decision makers, developing a strategy document for health care and a strategic vision for the future.
CIF initiated a primary health care reform project that developed a family and community-based
medicine model for primary health care.
CIF in cloth cooperation with government initiated to create a new plan to manage the immunization process
and prevent the spread of diseases, with cloth.
Since 2002 CIF hosts international students from around the world who are interested in first-hand
experience in a real-life setting and in contributing to CIF’s research projects.
CIF actively participated in advocating amendments to the Law on Public Health and the Law on Pharmaceutical Activities.
Based on the surveillance system assessment results, in close cooperation with government
and other stakeholders, CIF developed a new design for an HIV/AIDS surveillance system.
CIF conducted systematic monitoring of the pharmaceutical market between 2009 and 2011 to create a clear overall
picture of the availability of medicines in Georgia.
CIF began a Health Care Barometer with more than 80 participating experts to support more effective policy making.
In 2013, CIF published the most comprehensive survey conducted over the last 20 years into the mental health
of war-affected populations and their access to health services.
CIF started working on transition and sustainability issues related to the Global Fund and other donors.
Since March 2015 CIF hosts Health Systems Global (HSG) secretariat, the first international membership organization
fully dedicated to promoting health systems research and related knowledge conversion worldwide.
CIF implements a 48 month project to design and evaluate provider results-based financing for tuberculosis care in Georgia.
The project will assist the government of Georgia in developing a provider incentive payment scheme for Tuberculosis.
CIF is determined to continue improving health through better functioning health systems by delivering quality
and creative solutions and supporting human resource development in the health sector.
The Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research took place in Liverpool in October 2018. Curatio International
Foundation has been hosting the HSG secretariat from 2015 and successfully organized the symposium for the
second time. The CIF team participated in the symposium's scientific fora.
In 2019, CIF became 25 years old. We continue our work to improve evidence-based policymaking, both on a
national level and in the region.
The CIF team is supporting the development of the knowledge and evidence required for an effective
response to COVID-19.

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