Medical Care
Healthcare is currently delivered through state and private medical institutions. State and Private healthcare services vary in quality , scope and costs so it is important to check these considerations with your healthcare provider prior to availing of treatment.
State Health Care
The Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs (MoLHSA) is the lead agency for the delivery of the State healthcare system.MoLHSA’s main responsibility is the implementation of government policy on healthcare and coordinating all activites. Healthcare provision has been delegated to 12 regional health departments although not all of these are fully functional yet.

MoLHSA has made provisions for free State healthcare through the United Social Insurance Fund, which aims to provide healthcare free of charge to vulnerable people. Vulnerable people who can avail or free healthcare must qualify on the basis of a means test which is administered by the Government.

Free and subsidised healthcare is also available to all citizens through the Benefit Package of healthcare. Under the Basic Benefit Package( BBP) concept, all services included in the BPP list are either free or partially subsidized. In general, programmes under the BPP that are financed and run by the municipal health authorities require some form of co-payment, while those funded through the central government budget do not. For any services not included in the BPP, patients must pay the hospital or doctor directly (or through private insurance, if they possess it). People paying into this programme receive an insurance card that must be shown to access services to which they are entitled.
The- following Health Care programmes may be available:
Outpatient visits:
• Children under 3 years: medical care is fully financed by the government
• Children 3-15 years - medical care is partly financed by the government
• Immunization - is fully financed by the government
Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine 2-5 days;
Tetanus and diphtheria toxoid childrens’ dose 5 years;
Diphtheria and tetanus toxoid with whole cell pertussis vaccine 2, 3, 4, 18 months;
Hepatitis B vaccine birth; 2, 4 months;
Measles mumps and rubella vaccine 12 months; 5 years;
Oral polio vaccine 2, 3, 4, 18 months; 5 years;
Tetanus and diphtheria toxoid for older children / adults

• Adults 15-65 years - 1 Consultation and investigations (FBC, WCC, ESR, Glucose, Creatinine, Urinanalyses, ECG) a year is paid by the government. All other medical service is paid by the patient.
• Adults over 65 – medical program is the same, but special programs are for the following chronic diseases:
Ischemic heart disease
Hypertension
Diabetes Mellitus
Bronchial asthma
Cancer IV clinical group
• Emergency Ambulance Care (03) for all patients is fully financed by the government.

Hospital care:
• Children under 3 years – medical care is fully financed by the government
• Children 3-15 years - critical medical care is fully financed by the government, all other cases are financed by 80%
• Adults - Critical and Emergency care is financed by 100%, in other cases patient pays 20-25%
• Psychiatric care is financed by 100%
• TBC program - Hospital care is fully financed
• Malignant diseases - Medical Care is partly financed
• Antenatal care - 4 consultations with investigations are financed
• Cardio surgery (PCI, CABG, reconstructive operations) is financed by 75%.

List of Healthcare Facilities

For additional information call the hotline of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs: 94 49 or 94 34 98.
Private Healthcare
There are many different private medical diagnostic centers and hospitals. They have different prices on medical care, and can be more expensive than the State Health Care system.
Medical Care Support Groups
Tbilisi Cancer Center (TCC) carries out a programme of Early Detection, Treatment and Prevention of Oncological Diseases among the Population of Tbilisi. The clinic offers a set of free medical services for the population of Tbilisi, including: medical consultations, instrumental-diagnostic examinations (ultrasound) and laboratory tests (Pap-smear, cytology, blood total, urine total). The free services are restricted to Tbilisi, as they are performed under the program implemented for the Population of Tbilisi. Other patients who are not from Tbilisi can receive the same medical services at reduced prices in comparison with other medical facilities.
Contact Details
14 Chikovani Street,
Tbilisi , 0171, GE
Ph: 36 44 85 or 36 44 86
Fax : 36 44 89
Email : info@cancer.ge
Health Insurance
Medical insurance in Georgia is administered in the form of state and private insurance
State Health Insurance
The State Medical Insurance Company (SMIC) is responsible for running the state health insurance programme. The national headquarters of SMIC is in Tbilisi, but it also has twelve regional branches (26).Employers and Employees make mandatory contributions to the SMIC which contribute towards financing the Basic Benefits Package through contracts with health care providers. In 2000, there were 39 programmes funded by SMIC. In 1999, nearly 700 health care providers carried out work on 1300 contracts.
Private health insurance companies
Seven private health insurance companies exist in Georgia in 2001.
Private insurance is supplemental to the compulsory state health insurance contributions made through the SMIC.
Private health insurers offer health care cover policies through two main methods: offering the health policy
in parallel with other types of insurance such as car, accident or property insurance or through being contracted by municipalities for managing municipal health care programmes. The latter has only been used so
far once, in Tbilisi.