Also, thank you for the information about staff management and IPC for healthcare workers. Again, we're so please the Dr. Geleishvili is able to assist with her expertise. I will let you know if we have any further questions, but I do know that our Medical Unit is preparing a letter for the Ministry with some specific questions about expected staffing levels at hospitals/clinics (both in terms of whether private clinics are required to maintain a minimum staffing at all times, and whether they are required to maintain on-call medical staff). I will let you know once I hear more, but the official letter should be ready in the next few days.

Dear Juan

Just to let you know that we could allocate the office space at the ministry building at Tsereteli avenue. Let me know if the CDC regional team would be willing to consider this possibility.

Best

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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From: "Aparicio, Juan J (Tbilisi)"

Date: 4/24/20 5:58 PM (GMT+04:00)

To: Tamar Gabunia , Maia Nikoleishvili

Subject: Re: CDC Regional Hub in Tbilisi

Dr. Gabunia,

I wanted to flag the e-mail below for your awareness - the thank you applies to you as well and I wanted to let you know how hard we are all working to keep the CDC Regional Office presence here moving forward.

Separately, I wonder if the Ministry of Health has provided guidance to private clinics on whether they should have a certain level of staffing or an on-call arrangement during this pandemic.

Thank you in advance, and please do let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Juan José Aparicio | Political Officer

United States Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia

(O): +995 32 227 76 29 | (M) +995 598 080 254

Email: AparicioJJ@state.gov

From: Aparicio, Juan J (Tbilisi)
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 5:42 PM
To: Elene Godziashvili ; de Ravello, Lori B (CDC Tbilisi)
Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili ; Hedges, Sarah
Subject: CDC Regional Hub in Tbilisi

Hello Elene, Maia,

I hope you are doing well and staying healthy - thank you for all the work the Ministry of Health and NCDC are doing during this crisis!

I am writing to you with an exciting request. As you know, CDC has been working hard to set up the CDC Regional Office, even if we haven't been able to announce it publicly or schedule the grand opening. I am connecting you here Ms. Lori de Ravello, who is in charge of the effort.

Elene,

We know that you have worked with the CDC South Caucasus Office in Tbilisi to set aside space for them in the Lugar Center, and we were wondering if we could informally begin talks with the NCDC about the possibility of space for some staff (about 4 - 5) from the Regional Office as well. If you think this could be possible, please do let us know and Lori and I will begin working with you on the details.

Thank you so much in advance!

Best,

Juan José Aparicio | Political Officer

United States Embassy Tbilisi, Georgia

(O): +995 32 227 76 29 | (M) +995 598 080 254

Email: AparicioJJ@state.gov

From :	Aparicio, Juan J (Tbilisi) <AparicioJJ@state.gov>
To :	Tamar Gabunia <tgabunia@moh.gov.ge>; Maia Nikoleishvili <mnikoleishvili@moh.gov.ge>
Subject :	Re: CDC Regional Hub in Tbilisi
Received On :	24.04.2020 16:26