Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, Zurab Chiaberashvili visited Ushkhvans family with 7 members living in Tsalka and personally brought health insurance policies to them. 

The Minister gave detailed information on rules of use and conditions of the policies to the family members. While speaking with the family, Zurab Chiaberashvili drew attention to the importance of the insurance and necessity of expansion of the circle of insured people. 

Ministry of Health-care of Georgia started distribution of policies from July 15. Except children aged 0-5 and pensioners, from September 1, students, vulnerable people under 18 and other distinctively expressed vulnerable people will be able to get the insurance policy as well. At that stage, approximately 2.4 million people, it means, every second person in Georgia will be insured.

Later, the Minister of Health visited the Tsalka Medical center owned by the Ltd. “Geo Hospital” and met with the hospital staff. Zurab Chiaberashvili introduced to them challenges existed in the health-care sector and main trends of reforms in this sphere. 

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