Study report: Adaptations made in TB response during Covid-19 pandemic in Georgia | Curatio International Foundation
The CIF research team publishes study report entitled “What adaptations were made in TB response during Covid-19 pandemic in Georgia: health systems perspective on the implications for TB case detection and treatment provision”. The research project aimed to study how the state tuberculosis program in Georgia adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic: what was the impact of the […]
Paper: Soviet legacy is still pervasive in health policy and systems research in the post-Soviet states | Curatio International Foundation
On November 10, 2021, Public Health Research and Practice published the paper entitled “Soviet legacy is still pervasive in health policy and systems research in the post-Soviet states” authored by Dr. George Gotsadze and Dr. Akaki Zoidze both representing Curatio International Foundation and School of Natural Sciences and Medicine at the Ilia State University. An […]
Bundled Payment Methods: An Alternative Payment Method to Contain Healthcare Costs in Georgia | Curatio International Foundation
Containing healthcare costs remains one of the priority topics of the Georgia health system from the perspectives of both the public and private sector. Government expenditure on health has been increasing between 2013-2019 after the introduction of the Universal Health Coverage program, but with the existing health financing methods (capitation, fee for service, input-based payment […]
Effects of Pay for Performance on utilization and quality of care among Primary Health Care providers in Middle and High-Income countries | Curatio International Foundation
Curatio International Foundation experts reviewed Pay for Performance (P4P) effectiveness on utilization and quality of primary health care in private settings in middle-income and high- income countries. About P4P Pay for Performance (P4P) is a relatively new strategy aiming at improving the performance of the health care providers through incentivizing and motivating behavior change for […]
Primary Health Care Systems: Georgia case study | Curatio International Foundation
Curatio International Foundation publishes Georgia case study of primary health care system (PRIMASYS). The PRIMASYS case study covers key aspects of primary health care system, including policy development and implementation, financing, integration of primary health care into comprehensive health systems, scope, quality and coverage of care, governance and organization, and monitoring and evaluation of system […]
Article: Determinants analysis of outpatient service utilization in Georgia: can the approach help inform benefit package design? | Curatio International Foundation
Curatio International Foundation conducted secondary data analyses of Health Service Utilization and Expenditure survey (2 waves), conducted by Ministry of Labor Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, supported by WHO and The World Bank. We studied factors that impact utilization of outpatient health services in Georgia. Several important findings have been revealed, that can be […]
The drivers of facility-based immunization performance and costs. An application to Moldova | Curatio International Foundation
The drivers of facility-based immunization performance and costs. An application to Moldova. This is the article an International peer reviewed Journal Vaccine published, Co-authored by experts from the Curatio International Foundation. The study was a part of a multi-country coting and financing study of routine immunization program, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Few […]
Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures for Chronic and Acute Conditions in Georgia: Does benefit package design matter? | Curatio International Foundation
An International peer reviewed journal BMC Health Services Research publishes an article Healthcare utilization and expenditures for chronic and acute conditions in Georgia: Does benefit package design matter?, authored by experts from the Curatio International Foundation and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The article presents study results, evaluating health care utilization and expenditures […]
An Impact Evaluation of Medical Insurance for Poor in Georgia: Preliminary Results and Policy Implications | Curatio International Foundation
An International peer reviewed journal Health Policy and Planning has published an article An impact evaluation of medical insurance for poor in Georgia: preliminary results and policy implications, authored by Curatio International Foundation experts. The authors evaluated the impact of Medical Insurance for Poor in Georgia (MIP), the Government program that delivered state-subsidized health benefits […]