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Common Challenges Facing the Elderly in Georgia

13 მაისი, 2014

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Multiple social, psychological, and biological factors determine the level of mental health of a person at any point in time. In addition to the typical life stressors common to all people, older people are more…

Health in the South Caucasus

4 მარტი, 2014

With the recently concluded Olympics in Sochi and the controversies surrounding them, one might be interested in understanding how populations in the South Caucasus think about health and sport. What factors are related to perceptions of health in Armenia, Azerbaijan…

Blood Donation in Georgia: Obstacles and Opportunities

29 მარტი, 2012

According to a report by the World Health Organization, blood donations in Georgia fall below the estimated need for patients. Approximately 60,000 donations are necessary per year to cover Georgian patients’ needs, while the number of actual blood donation does not…

Vouchers for Childbirth | A Field Study

29 სექტემბერი, 2008

CRRC fellow Simon Gabrichidze and his research partner Tamar Trapaidze evaluated the implementation of a newly launched State Assistance Program (SAP) by the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs aimed at providing better health services for people living under…

Gabala Radar Station — local health awareness

11 დეკემბერი, 2006

Rashida Abdullayeva examined a curious relic from Cold War days: in Gabala, Northern Azerbaijan, there is a giant radar station, which is leased out to Russia until 2012. According to reports citing the Russian Ministry of Defence the radar station has a…

Reproductive Health in the Caucasus

5 დეკემბერი, 2006

According to a 1999 Reproductive Health Survey, Georgia has the highest abortion rates in the former Soviet Union (possibly in the world, though I haven’t checked). In Georgia there are 3.7 abortions per woman (per life).