The Health Ministry would start financing early testing for patients with oncological illnesses in the near future. Such a statement made today Zurab Azarashvili, the candidate for the Minister of Health of Georgia, in the Parliament.

“The needs of citizens with oncological diagnoses are under special attention. Since last year, services of chemo, hormone and radiation therapy, as well as surgical oncology have been financed for all citizens of Georgia.

The international cooperation for the domestic programme offering treatment abroad for children with oncological diagnoses would lay the foundation for the development of children’s oncology services in Georgia.

The programme was launched in 2023 and ensures high-quality and high-tech services for kids in six partner clinics in Spain, Israel and Turkey. 50 patients had benefited since its launch.

The Ministry had started working on a project for training young oncology doctors at leading foreign clinics”, - said Zurab Azarashvili.