Health care policy in Georgia: Reforms, priorities and future direction
Daniel J. West, Jr.1, Otar Gerzmava2, James S. Dalkiewicz1
1University of Scranton, Department of Health Administration and Human Resources, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
2Grigol Robakidze University, Georgia, Tbilisi
Korespondenční autor: Daniel J. West, Jr. (Daniel.West@scranton.edu)
ISSN 1804-7181 (On-line)
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Submitted:3. 4. 2014
Accepted: 10. 6. 2014
Published online: 15. 7. 2014
Summary
The majority of developed countries and several developing countries have created, and are regularly updating, their national health policies. This is especially important for social and economic development. In Georgia, as in other developing countries, the main objective of the health reform process is a comprehensive policy. It is based on the main priorities of the nation’s health problems, and targets specific areas to be addressed and corrected over several years.
Keywords: health policy; health reform; Georgia; socioeconomic transition; market economy
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