Daiane B Machado, CIF intern from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The presentation describes the importance of the pharmaceutical sector, factors conditioned development of the draft Bill on Changes and Amendments to the Georgian Law on Drugs and Pharmaceutical Activities, which…

Findings of the pharmaceutical market study in 2009-2011 years

The key aim of the study is to improve affordability and availability of medicines for the population. Based on a three-year observation of pharmacies and different medicines in Georgia, Curatio…

Main findings of Catastrophic Health Expenditure Analysis in Georgia

The researcher of the Curatio International Foundation Natia Rukhadze presented the findings of Catastrophic Health Expenditure Analysis in Georgia at the “Seminar on Health Financing Reforms in Georgia” held in…

Contribution to the development of National Health Care Strategy 2011-2015

Curatio International Foundation has contributed to the development of National Health Care Strategy 2011-2015: “Affordable and Quality Health Care”. Under the current strategy, the government intends to improve population health…

Catastrophic Health Expenditure Analysis in Georgia

On October 26, 2011 the researcher of the Curatio International Foundation Natia Rukhadze presented the findings of Catastrophic Health Expenditure Analysis in Georgia at the “Seminar on Health Financing Reforms…

New web guide for using qualitative approaches to health systems research

By the end of summer 2011 Curatio International Foundation and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) developed the web resource which serves as a guideline for qualitative approaches…

CIF Study Published in BMC Magazine, The Role of Supportive Supervision on Immunization Program Outcome- a randomized filed trial from Georgia

The research article by CIF and international experts has been published in BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009. Article is a part of the supplement: The fallacy of coverage:…

CIF Calls for participation in internship program for 2011-2012

Curatio International Foundation launches its internship program for 2011-2012 years and invites interns from around the world who are studying at masters or Ph.D. level and who are interested to…

Releasing results of Bio-behavioral surveillance survey among men having sex with men

Georgia is among the countries with low HIV/AIDS prevalence but with a high potential for the development of a widespread epidemic. However, over the past several years while transmission through…

Winner of the Fellowship Program 2011 Revealed

In May, 2011 the winner of the CIF fellowship program was revealed. According to the decision of the experts committee the fellowship will be granted to Maia Khutsishvili, Master program…

Prices, Availability and Affordability of Medicines in Georgia-the New Study Report Endorsed

In December 2010 CIF wrapped up the second stage of the study exploring “Price, availability and affordability of medicines in Georgia”. The study aimed at increasing awareness of civil society…

Prices, Availability and Affordability of Medicines

The present report “Price, availability and affordability of medicines in Georgia” attempted to obtain reliable data on these aspects and documents tendencies of change over the course of 6…

Customer Satisfaction Research Report on Corporate Health Insurance

Customer Satisfaction Research on Corporate Health Insurance aims to explore satisfaction of corporate clients of insurance companies and develops recommendations for further polishing and improvement of corporate insurance services. The…

Customer Satisfaction Research Report on Corporate Health Insurance Released

Curatio International Foundation releases report on Customer Satisfaction Research on Corporate Health Insurance. The report was supported by International Health Budget Monitoring Initiative of the Open Society Institute. The research…

Become Part of a New Insurance Culture!- Presentation

The presentation describes dynamic of health insurance development in Georgia, parameters of insurance and insurance systems and different policy choices/options the country faces in Health Insurance Field. The presentation also…

Regulation of Health Professionals-Comparative Analysis of Georgia and Western Countries

The report presents the Comparative Analysis of Georgia and Western Countries. This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development in the framework of the…

Bio Behavioral Surveillance Survey with biomarker component among HIV/AIDS risk groups, identifying the number of injective drug users (IDU), operations survey, 2012

The project was implemented with financial support from Global Projects Implementation Center. The project “Behavioral Surveillance Survey with biomarker component on HIV/AIDS in high risk groups, identifying the number of…

Exploring providers’ and patients’ perspectives on barriers to quality of care for chronic heart failure (CHF) in Uzbekistan and Georgia

Exploring providers' and patients' perspectives on barriers to quality of care for chronic heart failure (CHF) in Uzbekistan and Georgia In the framework of the project the qualitative study will…

Tracking global HIV/AIDs initiatives and their impact on health systems: effects on the roles of civil society organisations in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia

The aim of the study is to explore the effects of Global Fund HIV programmes on the roles of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine. The study…

Tajikistan Child Health Care Services and Data Quality Assignment

Aim of the project was to identify deficiencies in children birth and death registration system and identify quality of child health care rendered by family medicine practitioners at primary health…

Effects of GFATM on Georgia’s Health System Development, 2008

Global health initiatives like Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM), Global Alliance for Vaccines Initiative (GAVI), Roll Back Malaria and Stop TB etc. are intended to support…

HIV/AIDS Surveillance Plan, 2010

The National HIV/AIDS Surveillance Plan in Georgia was developed by the national working group in the frame of the project funded by The Global Fund- "Establishment of evidence-base for national…

Georgia Immunization MIS and Disease Surveillance Reforms: Achievements, Lessons Learned and Future Directions

From 2001 to 2006, the government of Georgia and the Partners for Health Reformplus (PHRplus) project collaborated to strengthen two components of the Georgia Health Information System (HIS): the immunization…

National Health Accounts:Reproductive Health Sub-Analysis for Georgia 2001-2003

National Health Accounts (NHA) is an internationally recognized methodology for monitoring financial resource flows into the health sector from the various sources of funds to financial agents, and from financial…

Strategic Plan for the Development of Health Information Systems in Georgia

The purpose this document is to outline a strategy for the development of a Health Information System (HIS) in Georgia. The strategy is expected to be used by in-country stakeholders…

Strengthening Surveillance, IEC and Procurement Planning to Address Avian Influenza in Georgia

In May 2006, the USAID/Caucasus Mission awarded PATH $400,000 to strengthen surveillance, information, education, communication (IEC) activities, and procurement planning to address avian influenza (AI) in Georgia. As specified in…

Policy Implications of the first Systematic Tracking of Financial Flows for HIV/AIDS in Ukraine, 2006

Policy Implications of the first Systematic Tracking of Financial Flows for HIV/AIDS in Ukraine is presentation delivered by the nine health care experts in Toronto in August 2006.The presentation looks…

Premium Estimates for the 2008 State Health Care Benefit Program for the Poor

As a result of technical assistance provided by the CoReform project the Government of Georgia in 2007 introduced targeted (to poor) health care benefit program in two pilot regions (city…

Premium Estimates for the 2009 State Health Care Benefit Program for the Poor

It is estimated that during 2009 up to 900 000 poor individual will be covered by the Program. Monthly Premium estimations done by CoReform/CIF hired actuaries in September 2008 have…

Calculation of Funds Spent by the State and Donors on TB Treatment and Prevention

The purpose of this document is to estimate the costs incurred by the government and donors on tuberculosis prevention and treatment in Georgia in 2001-2005. The document does not address…

Statement for the Media-The Study on Injected Drug Users Completed

Only 1/4 of Intravenous Drug Users are getting tested for HIV, putting their wife’s and girlfriends and the rest of the Georgian population at risk for a widening epidemic Curatio…

Price, availability and affordability of medicines in Georgia-2009-2011

The present report unveils the findings of the study “Price, availability and affordability of medicines in Georgia” implemented over the course of three years- 2009-2011 in the capital Tbilisi and…

National Center for Biotechnology Information published CIF’s scientific paper on Unsafe injection and sexual risk behavior among injecting drug users in Georgia

In August 2011, National Center for Biotechnology Information published CIF’s scientific paper on Unsafe injection and sexual risk behavior among injecting drug users in Georgia. The paper describes the prevalence…

Assessment of HIV/AIDS Surveillance System Pilot is Already Available

Curatio International Foundation has provided Assessment of HIV/AIDS surveillance system pilot. The operations research of HIV/AIDS surveillance pilot in Georgia was conducted in the framework of the project “Establishment of…

Survey of Barriers to HIV Testing Among People who Inject Drugs, Georgia, 2012

HIV testing is an important preventive measure to avoid the HIV epidemics spread. Along with other measures implemented with the Government and donor organizations support in Georgia HIV testing is…

Mental Health Care in Georgia, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 2014 Curatio International Foundation conducted a study on financial barriers of the mental health…

HIV risk and prevention behavior among Female Sex Workers in two cities of Georgia – Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey with Population Size Estimation in Tbilisi and Batumi, 2014

Curatio International Foundation together with Center for Information and Counseling on Reproductive Health TANADGOMA is implementing the research project which aims to generate reliable information to plan preventive interventions targeting…

Population Size Estimation of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Georgia, 2014

Curatio International Foundation together with Center for Information and Counseling on Reproductive Health TANADGOMA implemented the survey project which aims to plan preventive interventions targeting high risk group and estimating…

Georgian Healthcare System Barometer: Experts’ Evaluations of Changes Taking Place in the Healthcare

Curatio International Foundation published results of the survey, representing expert evaluations of processes and changes taking place in the Georgian healthcare field. “Georgian Healthcare System Barometer” is based on evaluations…

Development of a Strategic Plan to Strengthen Health Information System in Georgia

Development of a Strategic Plan to Strengthen Health Information System in Georgia project was financed by the Health Metrics Network (HMN). The project started in April 2007 and was completed…

Establishment of evidence base for national HIV/AIDS program by strengthening of HIV/AIDS surveillance system in the country

The project was funded by the Global Fund and implemented by the Curatio International Foundation (CIF) in partnership with Georgian Infectious diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Public Union…

Rapid Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sector and Drug Supply Chain

Rapid Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sector in Uzbekistan project was funded by The World Bank and implemented by Curatio International Foundation in partnership with Credes (France). The project commenced in 2003.…

An investigation on community-level influences on mental health amongst internally displaced persons in Georgia, 2011-2012

The project was implemented by CIF in collaboration with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (Dr. Bayard Roberts, Professor Martin McKee, Professor Vikram Patel and Dr. Nino Makhashvili).…

Mental Health Among IDPs in Georgia

A conference titled ”Mental health and conflict in Georgia: turning research into practice” will be held on September 12, 2013 at the Sheraton Metekhi Palace, Tbilisi. The conference will present…

The Forbes and Skoll World Forum to discuss HIV/AIDS Epidemic with Director of CIF

Which Region Has The Fastest-Growing HIV/AIDS Epidemic In The World?- Giorgi Gotsadze, Director of Curatio International Foundation was asked to discuss this issue with Forbes. The discussion precedes many health-related…

CIF Participation in the Private Sector in Health Symposium 2013

On July 6, Sydney, Australia hosted the Private Sector in Health Symposium 2013. Three rounds of parallel sessions covered diverse range of issues, such as regulation, influencing quality of care,…

Article on Springer-Determinants of Risky Sexual Behavior Among Injecting Drug Users in Georgia

Curatio International Foundation has published the article on Springer, Aids and Behavior Section. The article covers the findings of CIF's recent study on Injection risk practices and risky sexual behaviors…

Tobacco Use and Nicotine Dependence among Conflict-Affected Men in the Republic of Georgia

Article published on International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 by Bayard Roberts, Ivdity Chikovani, Nino Makhashvili, Vikram Patel and Martin McKee There is very little evidence…

HIV risk and prevention behaviors among People Who Inject Drugs in six cities, Georgia, 2012

Georgia is among the countries with low HIV/AIDS prevalence but high potential for developing a widespread epidemic. From the early stage of HIV epidemic in Georgia injecting drug use was…

HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among key populations- Study Findings Published

HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among key populations were studied in Georgia in 2012. The Biomarker Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (Bio-BSS) were carried out among People Who Inject Drugs (PWIDs) in…

Paper on Prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia published on Journal of International Aids Society, 2011

In February 15, 2011 the Journal of International Aids Society Published the paper by CIF on Prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia. Georgia is categorized as a…

HIV risk and prevention behavior among Female Sex Workers in two cities of Georgia, 2012

Georgia is among the countries with low HIV/AIDS prevalence but with a high potential for the development of a widespread epidemic. From the early years of epidemic injecting drug use…

Problems related to the unsafe injection practice in the Health care facilities of Georgia-Policy Brief, research report, 2011

In accordance with the results of Global Disease Survey conducted by World Health Organization in 2000, every year 21 million people are infected with B Hepatitis, 2 million – with…

Methodology Guideline for Conducting Bio Behavioral Surveillance Surveys among high risk groups, 2010

Curatio International Foundation developed the methodological guideline for conducting bio behavioral surveillance surveys. The document presents standarts of undertaking studies and includes sections such as general definition of terms, indicators,…

CIF’s contribution to Investing in Global Health and Development

Since the creation of the Global Fund, the world’s financing instrument in the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria the role of private foundations has significantly increased in contributing to…

15th Anniversary Report

15 years anniversary publication spotlights some of the Curatio International Fondation’s (CIF) achievements in health system reform since 1994, thus shedding some light on the impact of CIF’s contributions, and…

Assessing the Health Insurance for the Poor in Georgia

During the last two decades Government of Georgia initiated series of reforms introducing major changes in health financing policy and restructuring the health system to reverse the negative trends observed…

Fourth Wave Results of Pharmaceutical Study Published

Curatio International Foundation has completed a study exploring ‘Price, Affordability and Availability of Medicines in Georgia’. The study was divided into three stages and carried out in 2009-2001. The key…

Impact of global HIV/AIDS initiatives on health systems in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia

During January-July 2010 Curatio International Foundation in collaboration with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and other partners started exploring the effects of Global Fund HIV programmes on the…

Health Insurance for Poor: Georgia’s Path to Universal Coverage

The study assesses the impact of Medical Health Insurance (MIP) for the Poor on equity in access to essential health care services and financial protection against health care costs for…

Submission of Applications for CIF Scholarship for Master Program Students near to deadline

The deadline for submission documentations for CIF web site is approaching to deadline, June 15. Master program students of Public Health Management or BA with focus on Public Health management…

Health care in Georgia is currently available for very rich and very poor

As the lead key informant to the policy brief on Medical Insurance for the Poor: impact on access and affordability of health services in Georgia says, the “health care in…

Presentation of the findings of Assessment of Complex Non-Communicable Condition in Low Income Countries

Use of Multi-Method Rapid Evaluation to Assess Complex Non-Communicable Condition in Low Income Countries At Geneva Health Forum 2012 Curatio International Foundation presented a study preliminary findings which looks at…

Poster Presentation at Copenhagen 2012 Conference on HIV

Curatio International Foundation presented two posters at Copenhagen 2012 Conference- HIV in Europe. One of the posters presented results of Bio-Behavioural surveys among Injecting Drug Users in five cities of…

Contributing to publishing the paper: Circus monkeys or change agents? Civil society advocacy for HIV/AIDS in adverse policy environments

Curatio International Foundation has contributed to publishing the paper that explores the factors enabling and undermining civil society efforts to advocate for policy reforms relating to HIV/AIDS and illicit drugs…

National and subnational HIV/AIDS coordination: are global health initiatives closing the gap between intent and practice?

The research article prepared by the international experts and representatives of Curatio International Foundation was published in the international journal Globalization and Health web site. The article is available at…

Findings of Behavior Surveillance Surveys (BSS) Endorsed

Curatio International Foundation in collaboration with Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center and Public Union Bemoni and association Tanadgoma has carried out Behavior Surveillance Surveys with biomarker component…

CIF Publishes the Short Movie on 20 Years of Healthcare, 2014

Curatio International Foundation celebrates its 20 years anniversary and prepares short movie describing the history of health care reforms in Georgia after collapse of Soviet Union. The story is retailed…

Health System Resource Centre

The Health System Resource Centre (HSRC) provides access to technical assistance, knowledge, and information in support of pro-poor health policies, financing, and services, for the Department for International Development of…

Georgia Health Utilization and Expenditure Survey

The Health Utilisation and Expenditure Survey (HUES) was conducted in May/June 2007 and consisted of a nationally representative sample of 3,218 households. The objectives of the survey were: to estimate…

Yale University Announced Selection of Leading Georgian Public Health Expert, Ketevan Chkhatarashvili, as a 2007 Yale World Fellow Yale University announced the selection of the leading Georgian health policy advisor, Ketevan Chkhatarashvili, the preside

Yale University announced the selection of the leading Georgian health policy advisor, Ketevan Chkhatarashvili, the president of Curatio International Foundation, an organization which is a pioneer of health care reform…

Introductory Workshop on National Health Accounts in Azerbaijan

Dr. George Gotsadze, Director of Curatio International Foundation, traveled to Baku, Azerbaijan during May 16-18, 2007. Dr. Gotsadze was invited within the frame of Primary Health Care (PHC) Strengthening Project…

Armenia Visit Report

CIF consultant, Ketevan Goguadze in April 1-7, 2007 traveled to Armenia. The major purpose of the visit was to provide technical support to the Armenian national working group in order…

Protocol of the Policy Club on the Public Health Organizational Development

On February 23, 2007 the policy club has been organized within the framework of CoReform Project with the aim to discuss organizational arrangement of the Public Health at local level.…

Primary Health Care Strengthening Project in Azerbaijan

Primary Health Care Strengthening Project was implemented during the period of September 2005- September 2007 by a consortium of organizations led by International Medical Corps (IMC) in cooperation with Abt…

Strengthening surveillance, IEC and procurement planning to address Avian Influenza in Georgia

The project was funded by USAID/Caucasus and implemented by Curatio International Foundation (CIF) and Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) in June 2006-April 2007. The key partners were: Ministry…

Community Based Health Insurance

Community Based Health Insurance Project was funded by Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) and was implemented by Curatio International Foundation (CIF) during the period of September 2003 - September 2007.…

Ukraine Mission Report

CIF consultant George Gotsadze was invited by the country office of UNAIDS Ukraine to support the reconstruction of the management component of the Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Control Project, financed with…

Feasibility Assessment for Introduction of the Community Based Health Financing in Egypt

The project of Feasibility Assessment for Introduction of the Community Based Health Financing (CBHF) was funded by Egyptian Social Fund for Development (SFD) and implemented by Curatio International Foundation during…

Georgia Health Information and Disease Surveillance Reform

Georgia Health Information and Disease Surveillance Reform project was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Aid/ Caucasus (USAID) and was implemented in partnership with Partners for Health Reform Plus…

Healthy Women in Georgia

Healthy Women in Georgia (HWG) project was funded by U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID) and implemented by JSI Research & Training Institute Inc. in collaboration with Curatio International Foundation,…

Effectiveness of Supportive Supervision in Improving the Performance of National Immunization Program in Georgia

The project was funded by Cida/IDRC (Canadian International Development Centre; The International Development Research Centre) and implemented by Curatio International Foundation in collaboration with Toronto University. The duration of the…

Feasibility Assessment for Introduction of the Community Based Health Financing in Egypt

Community Investment Program– East

The Community Investment Program - East was funded by BP/Mercy Corps, and implemented in partnership with Mercy Corps., Elkana, TAG, Constanta and Curatio International Foundation (CIF) in March 2003- December…

Dr. George Gotsadze – CIF director and PATH board member presented “Hope for health in a weakened nation”

Dr. George Gotsadze, Director of the Curatio International Foundation was invited to present findings at PATH about the human health story of the dissolution of Soviet Union, the political and…

Community Investment Program – West

The Community Investment Program - West was funded by BP/CARE Int. and implemented in partnership with CARE Int., ICCN, TAG, Constanta, and Curatio International Foundation (CIF) in the period of…

HIV/AIDS Mapping Study in the Central Asia Region

Imperial College Consultants (Central Asia HIV/AIDS mapping study April-June 2004), together with the Curatio International Foundation, have designed and managed implementation of the Central Asia (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan)…

Community Based Health Financing Project

Community Based Health Financing (CBHF) project was implemented by Curatio International Foundation (CIF) through the Sub-Grant Agreement No: RFA-GC6-001-DT under the West Georgia Community Mobilization Initiative Project, which was administered…

Management Information System Development

The project Safe Motherhood Initiative was funded by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Management Science for Health (MSH) in partnership with Curatio International Foundation, Program for…

Safe Motherhood Initiative

Safe Motherhood InitiativeSafe Motherhood Initiative Georgia Safe Motherhood Initiative (SMI) project was funded by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Management Sciences for Health (MSH) in partnership…

Georgia Primary Health Care Development Project, 2000-2003

The project was funded by UK Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by Institute for Health Sector Development (IHSD) in partnership with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine…

Health Reform and Hospital Financing in Georgia

The publication aims to analyze hospital financing and delivery of inpatient services, financial requirements of the hospitals, and their ability to meet these determinant requirements. There were different types of…

Reform strategies in Georgia and their impact on health care provision in rural areas: evidence from a household survey

This paper aims to contribute to the assessment of the impact of health sector reforms in Georgia. It mainly focuses on changes in the patterns of health services utilization in…

Health Research for a Responsive Healthcare System in Georgia

The project was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and implemented by Curatio International Foundation (CIF) in collaboration with National Health Management Center of Georgia (NHMC), Tbilisi State Medical University, Department…

Health Research for a Responsive Healthcare System in Georgia

Development of Hospital Master Plan for Georgia, 1998-1999

Development of Hospital Master Plan for Georgia project started in July 1998 and ended in January 1999. The project was funded by the World Bank through prime contract with Kaiser…

Hospital Financing in Georgia: Problems & Solutions, 1998-1999

The Hospital Financing in Georgia Problems & Solutions project was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through prime contract with Abt. Associates Inc. The project aimed to…

Healthcare Reform in Georgia

Since the restoration of independence, reforming Georgia`s healthcare system was vital. The report looks at reforms implemented since early 90ies. It give a brief overview of heatlh situation in the…

Assessment of the Health care System in Georgia.

Since the restoration of independence, Georgia has initiated quite a number of reforms. Some have been quite successful. The majority, though, have created an additional burden on the population. There…

Natia Rukhadze – CIF Researcher at the Global HIV/AIDS Initiatives Network (GHIN) international workshop in Dublin, Ireland

Natia Rukhadze, presented preliminary research findings of the study “Effects of GFATM on Georgia’s Health System Development” to the global stakeholders. The selected topic for the presentation was “Sustainability of…

National Avian Influenza Surveillance Guidelines

Article, Project

In 2007 two editions of the guideline were published within the framework of the project Strengthening Surveillance, IEC and Procurement Planning to address Avian Influenza in Georgia. The guidelines provide…

Internship at Curatio International Foundation is challenging for John Hopkins University Students

Throughout 2 weeks Curatio International Foundation will be hosting interns from Public Health School at John Hopkins University Sudit Ranade and Mollie Werlieb. Having the opportunity to undertake internship at…

The Study on System-wide Effects of the Global Fund on Georgia’s Health Care Systems posted on GHIN website

The country case summary displayed on GHIN website was prepared as part of the academic consortium of the WHO Maximizing Positive Synergies between health systems and GHIs initiative. The study…

The Art of Crafting Policy Briefs

High quality research evidence is one of the critical preconditions for employing the evidence by policy makers into policy making. However, high quality research evidence itself is not sufficient; it…

Representatives of CIF Visit 2010 Global Health Information Forum

On January 28-30, Ms. Keti Goguadze and Ms. Ivdity Chikovani, Project Managers at Curatio International Foundation presented Spot lights of Georgia Health Information System Strengthening at 2010 Global Health Information…

Training in Evidence Search-Acquisition

Through implementing the project: Strengthening Capacity of Civil Society for Promoting Research Evidence into Policy Development in Georgia, Curatio International Foundation aims to improve the skills of civil society representatives…

Health Systems 20/20, 2006-2011

Health Systems 20/20 (HS 20/20), was a five-year (2006-2011) cooperative agreement, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It offered help to the USAID-supported countries in solving problems in…

Marking 15th Anniversary

Curatio International Foundation unveiled the most successful Public Health Management Student on its 15th Years anniversary marking event. On December 18, Curatio International Foundation granted the first student of the…

Hosting Club Discussion on Mental Health Policy

On December 16th Curatio International Foundation in partnership with UK-Georgia professional Network (UGPN) hosted policy club discussion on Mental Health policy issues. The meeting focused on development of recommendations for…

Put Final Touches on the Training in Policy and Political Cycle

Advent of the far reaching reforms era in Georgia surged a great demand in cross-sectoral collaboration between the government, civil society and the media to ensure production of high quality…

A New Paradigm for Regulating Georgian Pharmaceutical Market

Curatio International Foundation in partnership with UK-Georgia professional Network (UGPN) conducted policy club discussion to increase awareness of the civil society organization regarding the Bill on Changes and Amendments to…

Hospital Sector Development in Georgia-Presentation

The presentation describes preconditions of the hospital sector reforms, its sequence and key motivations. The presentation also describes hospital sector privatization program and its status. The presentation has been prepared…

CIF will Launch Fellowship for the Best Student of Healthcare/Public Health Management Faculty

Are you a successful last year bachelor student of healthcare/public health management? If yes, you are posed a golden opportunity to be granted the fellowship worth around 250 GEL monthly.…

CoReform Project and the Ministry of Health Mark the Completion of the First Stage of Trainings on ICPC2 Application

Today, July 24th the CIF under the auspices of the USAID funded CoReform project hosted the award ceremony dedicated to the completion of the first stage of the training course…

Georgia HIS Strategic Plan posted on Health Metrics Network website

HMN takes the initiative to publish HIS strategic plan produced by Curatio International Foundation on its website. The first baseline assessment of HIS was carried out in 2006 in East…

First Stage of Training Course on Evidence Informed Policy Formulation Crowned

More than 20 executives from leading local and international non-governmental organizations in public policy formulation have successfully completed training workshop on ”Evidence Informed Policy”, on July 31-August 3, 2009 in…

Findings of Behavior Surveillance Surveys (BSS) to be Endorsed Soon

Curatio International Foundation in collaboration with Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center and Public Union Bemoni has carried out Behavior Surveillance Surveys with biomarker component among intravenous drug…

Behavior Surveillance Survey among CSWs Covers Batumi and Tbilisi

Curatio International Foundation together with Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center and Association Tanadgoma carried out Behavior Surveillance Survey with biomarker component among CSWs. The survey targeted the…

Solution to Diarrheal Control in the NIS Region

The project was implemented in the period of October 2007- December 2008 in partnership with National Center for Disease Control and Medical Statistics (NCDC), Ministry of Labour, Health, and Social…

15 Years For Serving Development, 2009

Effects of GFATM on Georgia’s Health System Development

The project funded by the Alliance for Health Policy and System Research (HPSR) was implemented in February 2006- 2008 by Curatio International Foundation. The proposed study is a continuation of…

Regional Workshop on Rotavirus and Diarrheal Disease

On January 23-24, 2008 a Regional Workshop entitled “Rotavirus and Diarrheal Disease Control” was held in Tbilisi, Georgia. The workshop with 50 participants was sponsored by PATH and hosted by…

CIF and MoLHSA conduct a workshop on Integrated Model and Strategic Plan for the Health Information system development in Georgia

On February 12, 2008 a stakeholder workshop to discuss an Integrated Model and Strategic Plan for the Health Information System development in Georgia was held at the Ministry of Labor…

The Global Fund Contracted Curatio International Foundation for Consulting Services

Curatio International Foundation was contracted for consulting services in the following three areas of operation and grant management support:diagnostic and remedial action planning in Global Fund grant countries facing implementation…

CIF conducted a workshop in the framework of the project funded by the Global Fund

On March 31, 2008 a stakeholder workshop to introduce project goal and objectives, project components, main activities and project time-frame was held at the Hotel “Ambasadori”. The workshop was organized…

CIF conducted a workshop to discuss HIV/AIDS Surveillance System Assessment results

Trainings on Mental Health Financing conducted with the financial support of Adam Smith Foundation end successfully. 25 representatives from Mental Health NGOs, Association of psychiatrics, psychiatric coalition, ombudsmen office and…

National Conference in the framework of the Global Fund funded project

On December 24, 2008 the first phase of the project “Establishment of evidence base for national HIV/AIDS program by strengthening of HIV/AIDS surveillance system in the country” was closed by…

Sentinel Surveillance Method to Provide Reliable HIV/AIDS Statistical Data

In the framework of the Global Fund project “Establishment of evidence-base for national HIV/AIDS program by strengthening the HIV/AIDS surveillance system in the country” Curatio International Foundation has launched 2…

Cooperation in Health Care System Transformation in Georgia-CoReform Project, 2004-2009

In 2004 with the financial aid of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in the Caucasus, the project "Cooperation in Heath System Transformation Project" commenced. The project was…

CIF Hosts workshop on Classifications for Hospital and Laboratory intervention

On March 5, 2009 the CIF, in the framework of USAID funded CoReform project organized the workshop on Classifications for Hospital and Laboratory intervention. On March 5, 2009 the workshop…

The research article on Household Catastrophic Health Expenditure-evidence from Georgia and its policy implications published in BMC Health Services Research

On April 28,2009 the research article on Household Catastrophic Health Expenditure-evidence from Georgia and its policy implications was published on the online scientific journal BMC Health Services Research. The research…

Mr. George Gotsadze approved as a Permanent Member of the Global Fund TRP

By the decision of the Global Fund 19-th board meeting Mr.George Gotsadze, the Director of Curatio International Foundation was appointed as a Permanent Member of the Technical Review Panel (TRP).…

Health in Times of Transition

Health in Times of Transition: Trends in Population Health and Health Policies in CIS countries…

Curatio International Foundation Contributes to Global HIV/AIDS Initiatives

Curatio International Foundation is a member of Global HIV/AIDS Initiatives Network (GHIN). As a part of the WHO Maximizing Positive Synergies publication "Interactions between Global Health Initiatives and Health Systems:…

CIF Publishes Anniversary Publication ’20 Years of Health Care, 2014

20 Years Anniversary brochure describes reforms that have significantly altered the landscape of health care in Georgia after collapse of the Soviet Union. The contents draw on important publications and oral…

Civil Society Forum organized by Country Coordination Mechanism

On January 29, at Courtyard Marriott Hotel was held a Civil Society Forum organized by…

Janina Stauke from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine shares her internship experience

Janina Stauke from LSHTM was a CIF Intern during the 2024 Summer internship program, where she contributed to a project focused on understanding why individuals experience impoverishment due to health…

Doing embedded development and research – reflections on the start of the Results4TB programme

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_simple_slider ids="7179"][ultimate_spacer height="30"][vc_column_text] Sophie Witter, Professor of International Health Financing and Health Systems at Queen Margaret…

Georgian NIP faces challenges in sustaining the outcomes achieved

On October 18, 2021, The Learning Network for Countries in Transition (LNCT) published new case…

Article: How do participatory methods shape policy? Applying a realist approach to the formulation of a new tuberculosis policy in Georgia

The paper presents the iterative process of participatory multistakeholder engagement that informed the development of…

Bundled Payment Methods: An Alternative Payment Method to Contain Healthcare Costs in Georgia

Containing healthcare costs remains one of the priority topics of the Georgia health system from…

HOW TO MAINTAIN ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION DURING COVID-19? EXPERIENCES FROM ARMENIA, GEORGIA, AND UZBEKISTAN

Author: Eka Paatashvili Over this last year, countries around the world have been forced to…

DRUG CHECKING: An Essential Response to Emerging Harm Reduction Needs

Georgia has observed increasing trends of use of new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as…

GEORGIA COVID-19 VACCINE COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS HESITANCY ISSUES

Authors: Ina Charkviani, Journalist and Communications Specialist, Curatio International Foundation and Lela Sturua, Head of…

Georgian Healthcare Barometer XIV Wave The analysis of financial stability and risks in healthcare

Curatio International Foundation publishes the new 14th wave of the healthcare barometer which analyzes the…

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 experts reviewed Pay for Performance (P4P) effectiveness on utilization and quality of…

CAN SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING LEAD TO IMPROVED PERCEPTIONS ABOUT IMMUNIZATION?

Authors: Eka Paatashvili, Gayane Sahakyan (MoH, Armenia), Svetlana Grigoryan (MoH, Armenia) The recent COVID-19 crisis…

Concentration and fragmentation: analyzing the implications of the structure of Georgia’s private healthcare market for quality and accessibility (ConFrag)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Introduction and Overview The research project aims to understand what are the risks to…

#COVID19 – Evidence and Policymaking: Personal Reflections from an LMIC Setting

by George Gotsadze, President of Curatio International Foundation and Executive Director of Health Systems Global As I…

Modeling of Four Possible Scenarios of COVID-19 epidemics in Georgia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Curatio International Foundation prepared a modeling for Georgia on four possible scenarios of epidemics…

Prevention of Addiction and Mental Health in Adolescents in Georgia (PAMAd)

Introduction and Overview The 42-month duration project “Prevention of Addiction and Mental Health in Adolescents…

Georgia Primary Health Care Profile: 6 Year after UHC program introduction

Curatio International Foundation publishes Georgia Primary Health Care (PHC) profile. Georgia PHC profile was prepared…

Healthcare Advocacy Coalition (HAC) for Human Oriented Healthcare

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On November 6, 2018, 25 civil society organizations agreed on coalition work and signed a new union positioning document. The Healthcare Advocacy Coalition (HAC) has emerged as an union of…

External Reference Pricing Policy: A Possible Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Policy in Georgia

rmaceutical expenditure is a heavy financial burden and one of the factors of the impoverishment…

Taavy Miller from University of North Carolina shares her internship experience

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Taavy Miller was a CIF Intern during the 2018 Summer internship program. Within the…

Building Institutional Capacity for HPSR and Delivery Science- CIF is Europe region HUB

General Overview The evidence-informed decision making in health still remains a major challenge. To strengthen…

Embedding Rapid Reviews in Health Systems Decision-Making (ERA)

General Overview As a result of the constitutional amendments passed at the end of 2017,…

Project: HIV risk behavior among Men who have Sex with Men – Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey and Population Size Estimation

Introduction and Overview Georgia is among the countries with low HIV/AIDS prevalence but with a…

Embedding RApid Reviews in Health Systems Decision-Making (ERA)

Big Pharma Greed and Artificial Prices – Knocking on Door to Limit Access to HIV Medicines in Georgia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_simple_slider ids="6868"][ultimate_spacer height="30"][vc_column_text] Respect for human dignity and human rights is the ethical foundation of…

Technical Assistance for evaluation of transition readiness and preparation of Transition and Sustainability Plan for Global Fund-supported programs in Tajikistan

Introduction and Overview In June 2018 CIF initiated a new project with the financial support…

Technical Assistance for the preparation of Transition and Sustainability Plan for HIV program in Philippines

Introduction and Overview Since May 2018 Curatio International Foundation implements a technical assistance for the…

Webinar: Integrating gender into health system strengthening in conflict and crisis-affected settings; what’s in our toolkit?

This webinar took place on June 22, 2018. However, if you missed the webinar or…

Hosting Health Systems Global Secretariat

Introduction and Overview Health Systems Global (HSG) is the first international membership organization fully dedicated…

Article: Barriers to mental health care utilization among internally displaced persons in the republic of Georgia: a rapid appraisal study

The new paper identifies the health system barriers leading to low rates of utilization of…

Ara Srinagesh from New York University Shares her Internship Experience

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Ara Srinagesh visited CIF as an intern from New York University. Ara is a…

Webinar on The peer review process – what happens when you send your manuscript to a journal

This webinar took place on April 23, 2018. However, if you missed the session or…

Webinar on Improving Quality of Care during Childbirth: Learnings and Next Steps from the BetterBirth Trial

This webinar took place on April 24, 2018. However, if you missed the session or…

Paper: Soviet legacy is still pervasive in health policy and systems research in the post-Soviet states

[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height="25"][vc_simple_slider ids="8015"][ultimate_spacer height="25"][vc_column_text]On November 10, 2021, Public Health Research and Practice published the paper…

Vaccine Procurement and Supply for the Expanded Program of Immunization in Kazakhstan

In May 2022 UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF) Kazakhstan published a report entitled: “Vaccine Procurement…

Primary Health Care Systems: Georgia case study

Curatio International Foundation publishes Georgia case study of primary health care system (PRIMASYS). The PRIMASYS…

Report on prioritization of rehabilitation services in Georgia

The Inclusive Development Hub of USAID's Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation has partnered with…

Jolly Mae Catalan fromUniversité Libre de Bruxelles shares her internship experience

Jolly Mae Catalan was a CIF Intern during the 2024 Summer internship program, where she contributed to a project focused on understanding why individuals experience impoverishment due to health spending. In…

Georgia’s Journey to Integrating Rehabilitation Services into the Health System: Insights and Lessons

This Learning Brief captures Georgia's journey in integrating rehabilitation services into its health system, offering…

Report on Rehabilitation Data Flow in Georgia’s Health Information System

The Curatio International Foundation (CIF) publishes report on Rehabilitation Data Flow in Georgia's Health Information…

Georgia: a primary health care case study in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

The case study examines primary health care (PHC) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Georgia: a primary health care case study in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Curatio International Foundation conducted a case study that examines Georgia's primary health care (PHC) response to the COVID-19 pandemic from January 2020 to July 2021. The multisectoral actions coordinated by…

CIF Gender Equality Plan

The aim of the CIF Gender Equality Plan (GEP) is to promote gender equality in an organization through institutional and cultural change. The gender equality plan aims to promote and…

Adult vaccination in Asia and the Pacific

Curatio International Foundation in partnership with Asian Development Bank publishes a report entitled "Adult vaccination…

Assessment of the Quality of Maternal and Neonatal Services in Montenegro

Curatio International Foundation (CIF) publishes a report on the Assessment of the Quality of Maternal…

Barometer Study: Pharmaceutical Sector in Georgia

The Curatio International Foundation publishes a new Barometer, a study is focusing on the…

Georgian state rehabilitation program: implementation research study report

The Curatio International Foundation (CIF) publishes implementation research study report, which aims to document the initial results…

NEW Barometer, study focusing on the pharmaceutical sector

The Curatio International Foundation publishes a new Barometer, a study is focusing on the pharmaceutical…

Unlocking Success Through Learning: Workshop on Strengthening HR Capacity and Performance Management in Immunization

Multiple factors affect health worker performance and, by extension, immunization program performance. But what are…

Culminating event – Building Institutional Capacity for Health Policy and Systems Research and Delivery science (BIRD) in six WHO Regions

3-day culminating event was conducted in Beirut, Lebanon in the frame of “Building Institutional Capacity…

Report on Phased (Stepwise) Plan for the Capability Development of the Priority Rehabilitation Services

The Inclusive Development Hub of USAID's Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation has partnered with…

Report on Rehabilitation Service Costing and Budgeting

The Inclusive Development Hub of USAID's Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation has partnered with…

New Paper: A transdiagnostic psychosocial prevention-intervention service for young people in the Republic of Georgia

CIF researchers in collaboration with partners from GIP-Tbilisi and Cardiff University published new scientific article…

Sustaining effective coverage in the context of transition from external assistance – Lessons from Georgia

Duration 15-month long project Introduction & Overview Six country case studies examining how governments have…

New case study: National Immunisation Program Transition from external assistance

The CIF research team publishes a new case study entitled “National Immunization Program (NIP) Transition…

New case study: Sustaining effective coverage with Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) in Georgia in the context of transition from external assistance

The CIF research team publishes new case study entitled “Sustaining effective coverage with Opioid Substitution…

TDR TB covid

What adaptations were made in TB response during Covid-19 pandemic in Georgia: a health systems perspective on…

AHPSR HUB

Building Institutional Capacity of HPSR health policy systems research Project duration 36-month long project…

Institutional, Political, Organizational and Governance (IPOG) factors that influence the government actions in the covid-19 pandemic

Project duration 10-month long project (sep2021-june2022) Introduction & Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged governments…

Fiscal Space Analysis for Health

Duration 6-month long project Introduction & Overview As part of the World Bank’s support…

TB in Migrants

Duration 12-month long project Introduction & Overview The 12-month duration project aims to assess the…

Mental health of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the mental health and wellbeing of the…

Public Financial Management Framework for Service Delivery in the Health Sector in Georgia

Project duration 48-month research project Introduction & Overview The study will reveal the systemic…

PHC and COVID-19 Country Case Studies

Duration 5-month long project Introduction & Overview In 2015, the Alliance commissioned twenty PRIMASYS…

Study report: Adaptations made in TB response during Covid-19 pandemic in Georgia

The CIF research team publishes study report entitled “What adaptations were made in TB response…

Sustaining Public Health Gains after Donor Transition: What can we learn about Georgia?

The CIF research team publishes Synthesis Report entitled: “Sustaining Public Health Gains after Donor Transition:…

Mandatory Vaccination and Green Passes – Review of International Experience

Globally, the COVID-19 vaccination started at the end of 2020 and continues at a different…

Promote evidence-based policies in the pharmaceutical sector by generating evidence

Duration From: September 2022 To March 2024 Introduction and Overview The research project aims to…

Closing Project: Tuberculosis Community Systems Strengthening in Georgia

The Curatio International Foundation has fulfilled a Tuberculosis Community Systems Strengthening (TBCSS) Project in Georgia,…

Integrated Bio-behavioral surveillance and population size estimation survey among Female Sex Workers in Tbilisi and Batumi, Georgia

This study represents the subsequent wave of Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (BBS) surveys undertaken among Female…

Policy Information Platform (PIP) Expert Consultation Meeting

Policy Information Platform (PIP) expert consultation was held in Istanbul on 29-30 January, 2015. At the meeting methodological issues, roadmap for the PIP implementation and evaluation approaches were discussed. CIF…

Lindsay Kallman, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, (USA)

Within the internship program, Lindsay worked on HIV/AIDS and behavioral issues. She is contributes to…

HIV risk and prevention behaviours among Prison Inmates in Georgia, 2015

Curatio International Foundation continues implementation of Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (BBS) among Key Affected Populations (KAP’s)…

Georgia Health Financing and Immunization System Assessment

Opening and closing December 29, 2015 – June 30, 2016 Donors and Partners The World Bank Group Objective 1. To carry out the Implementation Assessment through implementation of the Immunization…

Washington DC hosts workshop Immunization Costing: what have we learned, can we do better?

On May 17-18 EPIC Immunization Costing hosts workshop Immunization Costing: what have we learned, can we do better? in Washington DC. CIF executive director George Gotsadze and Business Develop ment unit director…

Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Men who have Sex with Men in two major cities of Georgia, 2015

Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey among Men who have Sex with Men in two major cities of…

EPIC Studies – Governments Finance, On Average, More Than 50 Percent Of Immunization Expenses, 2010–11

Journal Health Affairs publishes a new Article EPIC Studies: Governments Finance, On Average, More Than…

Population Size Estimation of People Who Inject Drugs in Georgia, 2015

Bemoni Public Union together with Curatio International Foundation conducted a population size estimation study among injecting drug users in Georgia in 2015. This study estimated the size of People Who…

Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Survey among People Who Inject Drugs in 7 cities of Georgia, 2015

Curatio International Foundation continues implementation of Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Surveys (BBS) among Key Affected Populations (KAP’s)…

TB Community Systems Strengthening in Georgia

We are glad to announce that Curatio International Foundation has been selected to be Round…

What can be done to improve treatment adherence among tuberculosis patients in Georgia: Looking through health systems lens

Curatio International Foundation has started implementation of new research project with the aim to provide…

BioBehavior Surveillance Survey results were represented to the members of Parliament of Georgia

Curatio International Foundation together with BEMONI PUBLIC UNION (BPU) represented BioBehavior Surveillance Survey results to the…

Strengthening Capacity of Civil Society for Promoting Research Evidence into Policy Development in Georgia

Strengthening Capacity of Civil Society for Promoting Research Evidence into Policy Development in Georgia The idea of initiating the project was prompted by aggressive health and insurance market oriented reforms…

Alexa Papaila, George Washington University

Alexa Papaila, George Washington University, US. Alexa is a Master’s Degree student and her field…

Alexander Krengel,Drexel University

Alexander Krengel, Drexel University, US. Alex is a Master’s Degree student of Public Health. He…

Lucia Callizzo, Macalester College and Laura Covarrubias, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health Care

Lucia Callizzo, Macalester College, MN, USA and Laura Covarrubias, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health Care, MD,…

Siyabonga Ndwandwe, Macalester College,US

Siyabonga is working towards Bachalor’s degree in Economics, concentrating in Global Health and International Development.…

Final Evaluation of Gavi’s Support to Albania

After the conclusion of Gavi’s support period (2014) to the Albania, Curatio International Foundation conducted the evaluation study and assessed financial and programmatic sustainability through an in-depth analysis of Albania’s…

Riccardo Maddalozzo, Macalester College, MN, USA.

Riccardo is a Bachelor’s degree student. He was intern in CIF through 2014 winter program.…

Stuart Green, PhD student at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

the research project: Organization and Financing of Mental Health and Policy Aspects and in collaboration…

HIV risk and prevention behaviors among Prison Inmates in Georgia, 2012

By 2012 there were 23 000 prisoners in the Georgian penitentiary system. Georgia had one of the highest in the world prison population rate per 100,000. The main reason for…

Policy Briefs

CIF study results on 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention

Findings of population size estimation study among Man who have Sex with Men (MSM) was…

Response to the “Final evaluation of GAVI support to Bosnia and Herzegovina”

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance published response to the “Final evaluation of Gavi support to Bosnia…

The drivers of facility-based immunization performance and costs. An application to Moldova

The drivers of facility-based immunization performance and costs. An application to Moldova. This is the…

Awaiting the results of Prisoners’ Behavior Surveillance Survey (BSS)

Curatio International Foundation together with Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center and Association Tanadgoma has conducted the Behavior Surveillance Survey with biomarker component. The study report of Behavior…

Costs of routine immunization services in Moldova: Findings of a facility-based costing study

An International peer reviewed Journal Vaccine, published an article Costs of routine immunization services in Moldova: Findings of a facility-based costing study. Authored by experts from the Curatio International Foundation.…

Analyses of Costs and Financing of the Routine Immunization Program and New Vaccine Introduction in the Republic of Moldova

In 2012-2014 Curatio International Foundation implemented the costing study that aimed to evaluate routine immunization program costs and financing as well as incremental costs and financing of a new vaccine…

Health Service Utilization for Mental, Behavioural and Emotional Problems among Conflict-Affected Population in Georgia

An International peer reviewed Journal PLOS One has published an article Health Service Utilization for Mental, Behavioral and Emotional Problems among Conflict-Affected Population in Georgia: A Cross-Sectional Study, authored by experts…

Final Evaluation of GAVI Alliance’s Support to Bosnia and Herzogovina

In 2014 Curatio International Foundation conducted a final evaluation of GAVI’s support to Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH), commissioned by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) Alliance Secretariat. The…

Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures for Chronic and Acute Conditions in Georgia: Does benefit package design matter?

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…

An Impact Evaluation of Medical Insurance for Poor in Georgia: Preliminary Results and Policy Implications

An International peer reviewed journal Health Policy and Planning has published an article An impact…

Infographic: HIV/AIDS in Georgia

Though preventive programs are focused on the high risk population, we face slightly but growing…

Assessment of GAVI Alliance HSS support to Tajikistan

In August 2014, Curatio International Foundation conducted an assessment of GAVI Alliance HSS support to Tajikstan to provide solid evidence of to what extent the support achieved its objectives and…

Assessing impact of donor co-financing and transition policies on TB Commodity Procurement

Introduction and Overview Curatio International Foundation recently started implementation of the project entitled: Assessing impact…

Protected: Georgian solution for a post-Soviet TB program: Can Integration into Primary Health Care Improve TB Treatment?

[vc_row gap="5" content_placement="middle" bg_type="bg_color" enable_overlay="enable_overlay_value" bg_color_value="#b0b3ba"][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Former Soviet countries in the Eastern European and Central Asian (EECA) region are fighting the prevailing perception that their outdated hospital-based tuberculosis (TB)…

Empowering civil society for engagement in and monitoring the decision making in health sector in Georgia

Introduction and Overview The project aims to strengthen CSOs working on Health Systems to participate…

Article: Barriers to delivering mental health services in Georgia with an economic and financial focus: informing policy and acting on evidence

A new paper discusses the economic and financial barriers to delivering mental health services in…

The Interview on population size and Human Immunodeficiency Virus risk behaviors of People who Inject Drugs in Georgia

The interview is based on the latest wave of the integrated Bio- behavioral surveillance survey…

Population Size Estimation of People who Inject Drugs in Georgia 2016-2017

Bemoni Public Union together with Curatio International Foundation conducted a population size estimation study among injecting drug users in Georgia during 2016-2017. Also available: HIV risk and prevention behaviors among…

HIV risk and prevention behaviors among People Who Inject Drugs in seven cities of Georgia, 2017

Curatio International Foundation together with Bemoni Public Union has conducted HIV prevalence and risk behaviors…

Conference paper: The Study of Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence to Treatment among Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Georgia to Inform Policy Decision

The abstract has been submitted and accept for oral presentation at The Union 2017 -…

Article: Human immunodeficiency virus prevalence and risk determinants among people who inject drugs in the Republic of Georgia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A new paper discusses HIV prevalence and risk factors among people who inject drugs in…

Conference paper about realist evaluation: Informing policy, assessing its effects and understanding how it works for improved Tuberculosis management in Georgia

In the last week of October, 2017 Brisbane, Australia hosted International Conference for Realist Research…

Natalie Flath, CIF intern from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Natalie was involved in data analysis to explore the effectiveness of prevention programs on the health…

Network Coordination Partner: The Learning Network for Countries in Transition

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Introduction and Overview According to a new Gavi strategy for 2016-2020 one of…

Technical Assistance to Evaluate HIV Monitoring and Evaluation System in the Republic of Moldova

Introduction and Overview The evaluation is expected to comprehensively assess the HIV Monitoring and Evaluation…

Georgian Solution for a Post-Soviet TB Program: Can Integration into Primary Health Care Improve TB Care?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Julia Makayova [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Former Soviet countries in the Eastern European and Central Asian (EECA)…

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Results4TB: Designing and evaluating provider Results Based Financing for Tuberculosis in Georgia

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Introduction and Overview Curatio International Foundation in partnership with Queen Margaret University (UK),…

Article: Determinants analysis of outpatient service utilization in Georgia: can the approach help inform benefit package design?

Curatio International Foundation conducted secondary data analyses of Health Service Utilization and Expenditure survey (2…

Research Data Management Policy

Version Control Version Author/Responsible person Approved by Date V1. RDMP Maia Uchaneishvili Ivdity Chikovani 10.03.2015 Introduction/Background Curatio International Foundation (CIF) uses own experience and best practices during creation of…

Barriers and Facilitators to Screening and Treatment of HCV among IV drug-users in the Republic of Georgia: A Formative Qualitative Study

Status: Closed Introduction and Overview In Georgia HCV treatment has become accessible to the population through a new government initiative. This initiative entails the provision of costly HCV treatment drugs…

CIF Pharmaceutical Price and Availability Study (Fifth Wave Results)

The Curatio International Foundation has released the results of the fifth wave of the Pharmaceutical…

Evaluation of UNICEF’s Contribution in Central and Eastern European Five Countries

Curatio International Foundation conducted an evaluation of UNICEF’s contribution to the reduction of under 5…

What can be done to improve treatment adherence among tuberculosis patients in Georgia: A look through the health system lens

Introduction and Overview The Curatio International Foundation has implemented a new research project that aims…

TB Community Systems Strengthening (TBCSS) Project in Georgia

Introduction and Overview The Curatio International Foundation has been designated a Round 7 Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS) grantee. CFCS, funded by the Stop TB partnership, is a mechanism…

TB and AIDS Management Programs Transition and Sustainability Plan Development Project

Introduction and Overview The Global Fund is one the major donor organization for TB, AIDS and Malaria programs management worldwide. It has operated in Georgia since 2003. Many achievements have…

CIF Pharmaceutical Price and Availability Study in Georgia

Status: Closed project Introduction and Overview The goal of this project is to generate evidence and information on pharmaceutical prices and their availability at pharmacies; the enforcement of regulations regarding…

Patronage (home visits) System Assessment With Equity Analysis In The Republic Of Uzbekistan

Status: Closed project Introduction and Overview The overall purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan and the UNICEF Country Office in…

Designing and evaluating provider results-based financing for tuberculosis care in Georgia (RBF4TB)