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In Georgia HIV Prevalence among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) remains low 2.2 %, with no change since 2015. Drug Injection is one of the leading routes of HIV transmission. Most of PWID have safe injection practice as measured by their response to the last injection episode.

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

The study outlines different health system factors as long as some social and economic elements influencing the adherence behavior to TB treatment among MDR-TB patients in Georgia. The study concludes that factors are closely interlinked and self-reinforcing.

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

Significant associations were found between HIV positivity and history of drug injection, older age at first drug injection, safe sex behavior last year and preventive program coverage. HIV prevalence among PWID is stable and remains at low level.

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

At the conference research team introduced insights of using Realist Evaluation to not only elicit the Programme Theory of the policy-makers and implementers, but also of the researchers.

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Georgian Healthcare and its Challenges: Healthcare Expert George Gotsadze will host the lecture

The course will equip participants with the knowledge and information about the healthcare system, specifically the importance of healthcare systems in the societal and economic context for the country. The 3 weeks course will take place in Rooms Hotel Tbilisi, starting November 15 and will host leaders of different organizations, interested with healthcare systems.

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17 years in Curatio International Foundation: President Ketevan Chkhatarashvili to Leave Organization

As Dr. Chkhatarashvili leaves her post as CIF President, she will embark on a new path in her professional career to work as a global independent consultant. As such, the CIF team would like to express its sincere gratitude for all of her contributions over the past 15 years, and would like to wish her great success in her new endeavor. Going forward, the Curatio International Foundation also hopes to continue its fruitful collaboration with her.

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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 of PWIDs in Georgia.

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Internship for Young Researchers

If you are interested in any of the research topics and would like to find out more about working with our research team, check the current announcement. About Internship Current Announcement Interns Research Team Infographic
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Be ready for the Best Internship Experience

Curatio International Foundation engages local and international students, studying at masters or Ph.D. level, interested to be involved in the research projects implemented by the organization.

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Network Coordination Partner: The Learning Network for Countries in Transition

CIF will support R4D in conducting scoping literature review and interviews with partner organizations and country stakeholders to a) better understand current country processes, b) identify other country experiences regionally/ globally that would provide good learning opportunities; c) explore existing approaches, tools, and resources on identified technical topics; d) refine identified topics through understanding of country demand, experiences, and gaps in knowledge. This will be essential to better recognize what guidance and/or tools would be useful in addressing gaps. It is critical to ensure that the way of possible engagement is of interest and importance for most of the participant countries, and can lead to fruitful exchanges and products.

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