Dear Silviu
Many thanks for your cooperation! Would be great to discuss PSM strengthening needs and what can be possibilities for TA.
Best
Tamar
From: DOMENTE, Silviu [mailto:domentes@who.int]
Sent: 1 April, 2021 09:33
To: Tamar Gabunia
Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili
Subject: RE: [EXT] RE: Rapid Assessment of the national Procurement and Supply Chain Management system in Georgia
Dear Tamar,
Many thanks for taking your time and revising the report.
We’ll see internally what is possible to be done for improving the report and re-direct it.
And of course nothing is going to be made public in this form and content.
In any case, we’ve planned some financial resources under the EU project for technical assistance in strengthening PSM. We’ll coordinate that assistance closely with you personally and the team.
With best regards,
Silviu
From: Tamar Gabunia <tgabunia@moh.gov.ge>
Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2021 08:34
To: DOMENTE, Silviu <domentes@who.int>
Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili <mnikoleishvili@moh.gov.ge>; Ekaterine Adamia <eadamia@moh.gov.ge>
Subject: [EXT] RE: Rapid Assessment of the national Procurement and Supply Chain Management system in Georgia
Dear Silviu
Many thanks for sharing! I found the report biased and also somewhat outdated as the Ministry has changed the implementation mechanism for chronic disease management program in December 2019. Most of the findings of the report are no longer applicable to the new design. Ministry still procures many essential drugs including those for HIV, TB and Hep C. It is really a missed opportunity that the consultant choose the area in which the Ministry omitted its PSM related functions.
I’ve added a few comments to the report. Would be good to discuss what could be the potential use of this work.
Thanks a lot for your cooperation.
პატივისცემით,
თამარ გაბუნია
მინისტრის პირველი მოადგილე
Sincerely,
Tamar Gabunia, MD, MPH
First Deputy Minister
From: DOMENTE, Silviu [mailto:domentes@who.int]
Sent: 10 March, 2021 11:30
To: Tamar Gabunia <tgabunia@moh.gov.ge>
Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili <mnikoleishvili@moh.gov.ge>
Subject: Rapid Assessment of the national Procurement and Supply Chain Management system in Georgia
Importance: High
Dear Tamar,
Please find attached the report on the Rapid Assessment of the national Procurement and Supply Chain Management system in Georgia, conducted by local consultant (Tina Turdziladze) under the guidance of WHO’s experts in the area.
I personally found the report very informative and the recommendations quite relevant.
It contains also some sensitive information, e.g. on pages 18 and 29… I had a discussion with the consultant – she asked me whether we keep those sensitive issues (mainly reflecting her personal opinions) or delete them and I suggested we keep them in this original version, so that you can also read them. But in the final version we can delete them.
Also you decide how we proceed further – we can finalize the report and make it public, or share the main findings with most relevant stakeholders (joint presentation), or keep it internal and use it for policy guidance without broad circulation.
Please, take your time in going through the report and let me know what the preferred option will be.
Thank you and best regards,
Silviu