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Georgia

RVF has been working to improve the health and future of children in Georgia since 2004.

The RVF’s programs in Georgia strive to prevent the transmission of HIV and hepatitis B from mother to child and to ensure the timely treatment of hypothyroidism in newborns. Even though the country has limited financial resources, the government of Georgia is contributing both money and its own

experts to the achievement of these goals. The ministry of health took over the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination program in January 2010.

RVF’s current activities in Georgia: are as follows. Please click on the link for more information about each program.

Summary of all RVF Programs in Georgia

» Hepatitis B Catch-Up Vaccination Program

» Hepatitis B Screening and Prevention Program

» HIV/AIDS Screening and Prevention Program

» Hypothyroidism Screening and Prevention Program

» Sustainability of Programs

RVF’s completed programs in Georgia:

» Eradication of Measles and Prevention of Congenital Rubella Syndrome

» Russia: Introduction of new vaccines in Russia Haemophilus type b (Hib) Research and Pilot Vaccination Programs in Russia.

» Azerbaijan: New Program will Prevent the Transmission of Hepatitis B and HIV from Mother to Baby in Azerbaijan

» Georgia: Hepatitis B Catch-up Vaccination Program to Protect At-Risk Healthcare Workers, Medical Students and Adolescents

» Armenia: Hepatitis B Screening and Prevention Program will Protect Newborns in Yerevan

» Kyrgyzstan: Deworming Campgign for Kyrgyz School Children Expanded


The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation (RVF) is a non-political, non-partisan organization whose mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of children in need through selected, sustainable, and transformational public health programs. ... » More

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