The News in Brief
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Prepared by Messenger Staff
President of Georgia Meets with Parents of Children with Achondroplasia to Discuss Essential Medicine
The meeting between the President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili and parents of children diagnosed with achondroplasia took place in the Orbeliani palace. After the meeting, one of the parents, Makuna Gochiashvili, stated that the president would assist them in persuading the government to provide the necessary medicine.
Gochiashvili reported that the President expressed her full support to them and had consulted with experts on the medicine for achondroplasia. Zourabichvili confirmed that the medicine is necessary and safe for their children.
"The President expressed her full support, and noted that in recent days she had consulted with qualified individuals regarding the medicine. She confirmed to us that it is necessary and safe for our children.
The President also expressed her joy at the news that there is money in the budget, as the Prime Minister had mentioned. Since the funds are available and the Prime Minister has expressed his readiness, the President will assist us in the procedures," Gochiashvili stated.
For the past few months, parents of children diagnosed with achondroplasia have been protesting, urging the government to provide funding for Voxzogo, a vital medication approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The Ministry of Health has stated that there is limited information available on the drug, and as a result, developed countries worldwide are taking a cautious approach to ensure patient safety.
First Phase of Evacuation of Georgian Citizens from Sudan Completed, Says Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has reported the completion of the first phase of the evacuation of Georgian citizens from Sudan. Georgian citizens who were in the capital city of Khartoum have been relocated to the neutral zone located at the Sudan-Egypt border. The Ministry has ensured that their health and lives are not at risk. The next step is for them to be transferred to Egypt and eventually back to Georgia, as per the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Now the citizens of Georgia are on the border of Sudan and Egypt, in the neutral zone. We expect them to have already left Sudan and moved to Egypt, from where they will be transported to their homeland, Georgia.
It can be said that with the involvement of our embassies, partners and companies, this evacuation was carried out successfully and no Georgian citizen is in Sudan today. Everyone has been safely taken out of this country," states the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili.
President of Georgia Meets with Parents of Children with Achondroplasia to Discuss Essential Medicine
Gochiashvili reported that the President expressed her full support to them and had consulted with experts on the medicine for achondroplasia. Zourabichvili confirmed that the medicine is necessary and safe for their children.
"The President expressed her full support, and noted that in recent days she had consulted with qualified individuals regarding the medicine. She confirmed to us that it is necessary and safe for our children.
The President also expressed her joy at the news that there is money in the budget, as the Prime Minister had mentioned. Since the funds are available and the Prime Minister has expressed his readiness, the President will assist us in the procedures," Gochiashvili stated.
For the past few months, parents of children diagnosed with achondroplasia have been protesting, urging the government to provide funding for Voxzogo, a vital medication approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The Ministry of Health has stated that there is limited information available on the drug, and as a result, developed countries worldwide are taking a cautious approach to ensure patient safety.
First Phase of Evacuation of Georgian Citizens from Sudan Completed, Says Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Now the citizens of Georgia are on the border of Sudan and Egypt, in the neutral zone. We expect them to have already left Sudan and moved to Egypt, from where they will be transported to their homeland, Georgia.
It can be said that with the involvement of our embassies, partners and companies, this evacuation was carried out successfully and no Georgian citizen is in Sudan today. Everyone has been safely taken out of this country," states the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili.