Dear Vice-minister Tamar Gabunia,
I hope you are doing well.
As you probably know, we already prepared methodology and other procedural documents and we are waiting for the authorization for this survey from the Ministry of Education, Health, Culture and Sports.
It was planned to perform the survey from 1 of April to the end of May this year.
However, we are concern on the development of coronavirus (Covid-19) and the probability that schools can be still closed in April. Our supplier Health Research Union expressed similar concerns.
I would like to ask your opinion or recommendations on the performance period of the epidemiological survey for children: shall we begin in April anyway or it is reasonable to postpone this survey for autumn?
Thank you.
Yours faithfully
Audrius Bitinas
Team leader
AFD Technical assistance project