"Strengthening surveillance of micronutrient deficiencies in Georgia"

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA; 2. Based on the results of the tender, a contract will be signed with the winning organization.

The project will be implemented in 4 regions of Georgia: Tbilisi, Kakheti (Lagodekhi), Adjara (Batumi) and Samegrelo (Martvili). There are 2 sentinel facilities in each of these regions: pediatric and maternity hospitals. The following target groups were selected: pregnant women and children aged 12 to 23 months. Two indicators of nutritional status were selected: iron and folate. The project will monitor the nutritional status in selected regions (according to Sentinels), which also includes laboratory research components. The state of micronutrient deficiency in the selected target groups will be determined. The project will monitor the spread of neural tube defects (NTDs) (data will be collected from pregnant sentinels on a monthly basis). The project will include anthropometric measurements in children aged 12-23 months.


Project implementation dates: 09/30/2019- 08/31/2020


Budget: $40,000


The person responsible for the project implementation:  
Robison Tsiklauri - Project Manager
599 16 56 06
robizont@yahoo.com