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Measles Eradication and CRS Prevention in Georgia |
| National Routine Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) Program |
The VRF launched the national MMR children’s vaccination program in September 2004 in cooperation with the Georgian government. As of October 2008, a total of 619,425 children have been immunized.
Below is a vaccination chart that provides detailed information on vaccination
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|  | Girl in Kvemo Kartli district of Georgia receives MMR vaccination. |
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| progress including size and age of cohorts and accomplishments to date. |
» Vaccination chartThe MMR children’s vaccination program is transitioning to self-sustainability and will be financed 100% by the government of Georgia by 2010. The director of the NCDC, Dr. Paata Imnadze, has congratulated the VRF in successfully changing the negative perception of parents and medical personnel concerning the immunization of children in general and the MMR vaccine in particular. This change in perception has resulted in an unprecedented national coverage rate of 90%. Dr. Imnadze of the NCDCD considers the VRF MMR vaccination project one of the most successful initiatives introduced into the Georgian public health sector in the last decade. |
| Mass Immunization Campaign |
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A mass immunization campaign against measles and rubella is scheduled to take place in Georgia in the fall of 2008
The mass immunization campaign and the routine vaccination program supported by the VRF are part of a national strategy to eliminate measles and rubella from Georgia by the year 2010, which in turn is part of the strategy developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to eliminate these diseases from the entire European region by 2010. |
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